 Joe Petri
Boomer Esiason Foundation
2007 Most Valuable Player
Joe Petri is the former Head of
Global Markets for the Americas at HSBC Bank. While at HSBC, Joe was
responsible for the overall management of sales and trading for fixed
income, foreign exchange, derivatives and metals. He also served as Co-Head of
the Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets division in the Americas, and he
was a member of the Global Markets Management Committee.Prior
to joining HSBC in 2000, Joe spent 14 years in management at Merrill Lynch. He
also was one of the first two investment bankers to serve on the Federal
Reserve Board’s Foreign Exchange Advisory Committee.
Joe started his career as a litigation attorney at Bigham,
Englar, Jones & Houston, a major Wall Street law firm. He earned a bachelor of
arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a law degree from Fordham
University Law School.
Joe was introduced to the Boomer Esiason Foundation by HSBC’s
Brian Collins, BEF Board Member. Together, Joe and Brian worked to find space
for the Foundation in the wake of the September 11 tragedy. HSBC now provides
offices for the BEF staff in New York City and also is responsible for all
overhead costs.
Joe retired in August of 2006 and is currently working with
various commercial and philanthropic projects. He and his wife, Patsy, have four
children: Carrie, Erin, Jimmy and Matthew.
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