Danielle DiMartino Booth is an economist, author, and expert in finance. She is the founder, CEO, and Chief Strategist of Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm. Her company publishes The Daily Feather and The Weekly Quill, giving regular analysis of what drives markets in the U.S. and around the world.
Before she led Quill Intelligence, DiMartino Booth worked for nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She served as advisor to President Richard W. Fisher during the financial crisis. Her job there focused on financial stability and how “unconventional monetary policy” worked.
Before the Fed, she was in finance in New York. She worked at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in areas like fixed income, public equity, and private equity.
Her education includes a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she was a Business Scholar. She earned an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin. She also has a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University.
Danielle is also a writer and public speaker. Her book FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America came out in 2017. She often appears on financial news channels and writes opinions and articles for outlets like Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, and others.
She aims to make market and economic research easier for people to understand. With Quill Intelligence, she tries to change how people think about financial intelligence and help them see what policy, money, and market actions really mean.
As of 2025, Danielle DiMartino Booth's estimated net worth is approximately $10 million. She has built her wealth through a successful career in finance. Her expertise in monetary policy and economics has made her a sought-after speaker and commentator on major financial media outlets.