Maryann Keller was an American automotive industry analyst and author.[1][2] Keller covered the auto industry as a Wall Street analyst from the 1970s until the 1990s.[3] She was last the principal at Maryann Keller & Associates, an automotive consultancy firm she founded in 2001. She died on June 16, 2022, at the age of 78.[4]
Maryann Keller | |
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| Born | Maryann Katula December 31, 1943 |
| Died | June 16, 2022 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation(s) | Automotive industry analyst, author |
| Years active | 40 |
| Known for | Automotive industry contributions |
Personal life
editMaryann Keller, née Katula, grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Her parents were Henry Katula, a factory hand at National Lead Company, and his wife, Helen, a nurse. Keller married Jay Chai[2] a former vice-chairman and CEO of the Japanese trading company Itochu in 1984. Maryann and Jay have three children.[2]
Education
editKeller attended Rutgers University, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry.[2]
Career
editKeller became an auto analyst in the 1970s and according to the New York Times was "the first woman to be an auto analyst" in the United States.[3][2] In 1989 she published Rude Awakening; The Rise, Fall and Struggle to Recover at General Motors which predicted the rise of Japanese automakers to the detriment of the Detroit three.[1][5][6] The book won the Eccles Prize for Economic Literature from Columbia University.[7]
After leaving her position as a Wall Street analyst in 1999, Keller managed Priceline.com's automotive division and later started her own consultancy company in 2001.[8]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ a b RISEN, JAMES (October 13, 1989). "She Speaks, and Detroit Listens : Maryann Keller, a highly respected auto industry analyst, takes GM to the woodshed in her new book". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "The Media Star of Wall Street Auto Analyst Maryann Keller". archive.fortune.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Michael Blumstein (August 21, 1983). "Big Name on Wall Street Moves Across The Table". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Alicandri, Jeremy. "Heaven Welcomes Automotive Star, Maryann Keller". Forbes. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Rude Awakening: The Rise, Fall, and Struggle for Recovery..." tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Business, Anne B. Fisher; Anne B. Fisher Is A.; Magazine, Financial Journalist Who Has Covered The Automobile Industry For Fortune (October 29, 1989). "Book & Business; Stuck in Reverse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ School, Columbia Business (April 7, 2014). "The Eccles Prize: Past Winners". Columbia Business School Newsroom. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Robyn Meredith (December 19, 1999). "Private Sector; The Redesign of an Auto Analyst". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Carmakers' Prospects Checkered In Race To Future". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Goodrich, Chris (November 19, 1993). "Book Review Business : A Lively Ride Into Future of Auto Making : COLLISION: GM, Toyota, Volkswagen, and the Race to Own the 21st Century by Maryann Keller, Doubleday/Currency, $25, 287 pages". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Collision by Maryann Keller". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.