Edward A. Krei
Edward A. Krei is a Managing Director with The Baker Group, an investment firm based in
Oklahoma City, specializing in investment portfolio services, asset liability management, and financial strategies for community based financial institutions.
A frequent speaker at banking and investment conferences, Ed has spoken for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the OCC, OTS, FFIEC, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, several Federal Home Loan Banks, and state banking and securities regulatory agencies. He has served as faculty member of numerous banking schools, including the Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management, the
ABA
National
Commercial
Lending
Graduate
School, and the
Graduate
Schools of Banking at SMU,
Colorado and LSU. Ed has served as a consultant to central banks in Europe and
Russia.
Ed received a BBA with honors in accounting from the
University of
Mississippi and was gold medalist on the CPA examination in
Tennessee. He participated in the Leadership Oklahoma City program and has served on the Boards of numerous civic and charitable organizations including Junior Achievement, Goodwill Industries, Rotary Club #29 and the Arthritis Foundation. In 2008 the Independent Bankers Association of Texas presented to Ed its Chairman’s award in recognition of his contribution to community banking in
Texas.