Colleen Baker

Colleen Baker serves as Associate Professor of Legal Studies at the University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business and holds Affiliate Faculty status at the OU College of Law. She chairs the Zinke Energy Management Program and maintains dual membership in the New York and Texas State Bars.

Her research spans banking regulation, derivatives markets, clearinghouse systems, and business ethics. Key focus areas include Dodd-Frank Act implementation, central banking functions, energy law, and digital currency regulation. She examines regulatory collisions in financial markets and develops frameworks for systemic risk mitigation.

Recent publications reveal strong emphasis on ESG integration in derivatives, energy market resilience (particularly post-Texas power crisis), and sovereign digital currency implications. Her work consistently bridges legal theory with practical market infrastructure challenges.

Professor Baker maintains active engagement with regulatory bodies including the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and The Volcker Alliance. Her professional background combines legal practice, information technology, and mediation/arbitration expertise.