Kozo Koide

Chief Economist, DIAM Co. Ltd.

Kozo Koide is the Chief Economist at DIAM Co. Ltd., formerly DL-IBJ Asset Management, which is one of the top class Japanese asset management companies with about 10.5 trillion yen (approximately 135 billion US$) assets under its management at the end of March 2012.

Paul F. O’Brien

Dr. Paul Francis O’Brien is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. He is a member of the fixed income team. Dr. O’Brien ia also a Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited, where he is responsible for investment management. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1996 and has 23 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. O’Brien served as the Head of European Economics at JP Morgan. Previously, he worked as an Economist for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Bank for International Settlements. Dr. O’Brien also served as the Chief of Monetary Projections and Reserves on the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. He attended the United States Naval Academy, received a B.S. degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Catherine Mann

Barbara '54 and Richard M. Rosenberg Chair in Global Finance, International School of Business at Brandeis University

Dr. Catherine L. Mann holds the Barbara ’54 and Richard M. Rosenberg Chair in Global Finance at the International Business School, Brandeis University and is a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Ron Florance

Ronald Florance is a senior vice president and director of investment strategy and asset allocation at Wells Fargo Private Bank. His responsibilities include providing comprehensive strategic asset allocation, financial planning and investment management solutions for affluent and high-net-worth individuals and families. Florance has more than 20 years experience in financial services, with 15 of them in investment management. Earlier in his career, Florance worked for Wells Fargo/Nikko Investment Advisors as the lead portfolio manager in the strategic wealth group. He later managed the quantitative equity strategies at First Interstate Bank and The Vanguard Group. Florance has experience managing private client assets and mutual fund portfolios, as well as developing strategic and tactical asset allocation policies. Florance earned his B.S. in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University. He was awarded a Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 1995. Florance chairs the Wealth Management Asset Allocation Committee, is a voting member of the Due Diligence Committee and works closely with the chief investment officer on the Investment Policy Committee.

John Mousseau

Executive Vice President and the Director of Fixed Income at Cumberland Advisors

John Mousseau joined Cumberland Advisors in September 2000. He is currently an Executive Vice President and the Director of Fixed Income at Cumberland Advisors. In this capacity, John and his team manage portfolio construction, management, analysis, trading, and research for both tax-free and taxable bond accounts. Mr. Mousseau has over 30 years of investment management experience. Prior to Cumberland, John was the Director of Municipal Bond Investments for Lord Abbett & Company. He also worked previously for Shearson Lehman Brothers and its predecessor firm, E.F. Hutton.

Rudy Penner

Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute

Rudolph G. Penner is an Institute fellow at the Urban Institute and holds the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Public Policy.

Dennis Lockhart

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Dennis P. Lockhart took office March 1, 2007, as the 14th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Jim Bullard

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

James Bullard took office as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in April 2008.

Richard Yamarone

Senior Economist, Bloomberg

Richard Yamarone is an economist who has more than two decades of experience and focuses on monetary & fiscal policy, economic indicators, fixed income, commodities and general macroeconomic conditions for “Bloomberg Brief: Economics.”

Robert E. Grady

Partner and Managing Director, Cheyenne Capital Fund

Robert Grady is currently a partner and managing director at Cheyenne Capital Fund, a private equity investment firm.

Bill Dunkelberg

Professor of Economics at Temple University's School of Business and Management

William Dunkelberg is currently professor of economics at the School of Business and Management, Temple University, where he served as dean from 1987 through 1994 and as director of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Entrepreneurship.

Terri Yeckley

Senior Vice President of Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Terri Yeckley has been serving clients using a wealth management approach with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) and predecessor firms since 1993. In addition to helping high net worth individuals and families, Terri advises many business owners, foundations and non-profit organizations.

Kevin Kliesen

Business Economist, Supervisory Policy and Risk Analysis Unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Kevin L. Kliesen is a business economist in the supervisory policy and risk analysis unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which is located in
the bank supervision and regulation division.

Bill Strauss

Senior Economist and Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

William A. Strauss is a senior economist and economic adviser in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which he joined in 1982. His chief responsibilities include analyzing the current performance of both the Midwest economy and the manufacturing sector for use in monetary policy.

John E. Silvia

Managing Director, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo Securities LLC

John Silvia is a managing director and the chief economist for Wells Fargo. Based in Charlotte, N.C., he has held his position since he joined Wachovia in 2002 as the company’s chief economist.