Tom Piotrowski (economist)
{{Short description|Australian economist}}
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Tom Piotrowski (born 1967) is an Australian economist working for financial services company CommSec as a market analyst.{{cite web|url=http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=9989|title=Speaker Details – Piotrowki |publisher=Saxton Speakers Bureau|accessdate=2009-09-24}}{{cite news|url=http://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/news/media-releases/2004/100204-news-dollarsandsense.aspx|title=CommSec Analyst Helps Students Make Sense of the Share Market on the DollarsandSense Website Forum|date=10 February 2004|publisher=Commonwealth Bank|accessdate=2009-09-24}}
Personal life
Piotrowski's parents were born overseas, described as "new to Australia" during his youth.{{Cite news |title=Fair shares: Ten investing questions with CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski |url=https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2023/07/brighter-magazine-tom-piotrowski.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240119084848/https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2023/07/brighter-magazine-tom-piotrowski.html |archive-date=2024-01-19 |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-AU}}
Media
Piotrowski regularly presents stock market updates for CommSec on Australian television.
As a result of his presence on television, he has become a cult figure, including inspiring fansites on social networking sites Facebook and Myspace.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/chasing-attention-with-iron-will/story-e6frezz0-1111114733782|title=Kooky Commsec guy rates a Logie|last=Connolly|first=Fiona|date=27 October 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|accessdate=2009-09-24}}{{cite news|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/business/gnomes-cut-down-to-size-20081020-5437.html?page=5|title=The price of fame|last=Evans|first=Michael|date=19 October 2008|work=Business Day|publisher=WAtoday|accessdate=2009-09-24}}{{cite news|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/11/newsreader-fashion-a-crikey-field-guide/|title=The Mystery of Tom Piotrowski's Hair |last=Campbell|first=Mel|date=11 August 2009|publisher=Crikey|accessdate=2009-09-24}} Rove McManus paid tribute to him on his show Rove Live with regular crosses to Tom Piotrowski detailing the week in finance throughout 2009.
In 2013, his decision to grow a beard led to Facebook groups supporting[https://www.facebook.com/TomPiotrowskisBeardTurnsMeOn Tom Piotrowski's beard turns me on] and opposing[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Piotrowski-from-Commsec-Shave-Your-Beard/383767295037471 Tom Piotrowski Shave Your Beard] the move and a media report asking 'Has Commsec guy Tom Piotrowski gone too far with his caveman beard?'.[http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/has-commsec-guy-tom-piotrowski-gone-too-far-with-his-caveman-beard/story-fnet0435-1226617083100#ixzz2dGmRZ8cS Has Commsec guy Tom Piotrowski gone too far with his caveman beard?]
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Category:Australian economists
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