Kathie O'Donnell

Reporter, ETF

[email protected]

Kathie O'Donnell has joined Pensions & Investments as a reporter covering institutional use of exchange-traded funds.

Ms. O'Donnell joined P&I from Acuris, where she covered municipal bonds. Her work will be featured on P&I's new ETF portal, ETF Exchange, which debuted Nov. 1.

Previously, Ms. O'Donnell covered mutual funds at Investment News, MarketWatch and Bloomberg. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.

Ms. O'Donnell, who earned her undergraduate degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, holds a master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, D.C.

Based in New York, she can be reached at [email protected].

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