Ira Carnahan

Ira Carnahan spent the past two decades at T. Rowe Price, where he served as a vice president in the U.S. Equities division. During most of his tenure, he was an equity analyst covering stocks in the consumer sector (everything from Harley-Davidson to Dollar General to Monster Energy).

Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, Ira spent five years as a writer and associate editor at Forbes. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Slate, and other publications, and appeared on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. In addition, he served for two years as editor of The Public Interest, a quarterly journal of public policy.

Ira holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Harvard University.

Ira and his wife, Kitty, live near Washington, D.C., where they volunteer with non-profit organizations in D.C. and beyond. In recent years the two have served together as co-chairs of: Annual Giving at National Presbyterian School, Annual Giving at National Cathedral School, Freedom House's Annual Awards Dinner, and Tulane University’s Family Leadership Council. Stretching farther back, Ira was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mauritania.