Jaime Peters
Department of Finance
Illinois Wesleyan University
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
MBA: University of Chicago
Jaime Peters is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Illinois Wesleyan University. Prior to becoming an academic, Jaime was a Senior Analyst for Morningstar, Inc., specializing in banks. During her time at Morningstar, she was the lead analyst on most of the major banks in the US, including through the 2008 crisis. Jaime appeared regularly in print and TV during this time trying to explain the stock market’s reaction to the housing crisis. Prior to working at Morningstar, Jaime was a Stock Analyst at State Farm Insurance Company. During her tenure at State Farm, Jaime earned her CPA and CFA Charter, as well as her MBA at the University of Chicago. Jaime lives in Bloomington, IL with her husband, Josh, and four kids.