Ken Prewitt

Bloomberg Radio Anchor

Ken Prewitt is a weekday anchor for Bloomberg Radio, where he serves as host of “First Word,” co-host of “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Tom Keene and co-host of “Bloomberg Businessweek Radio” with Pimm Fox. He is based in New York City.

Since joining Bloomberg Radio in 2005, Prewitt has interviewed numerous high-profile newsmakers including former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, New York Governor David Paterson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and financial analyst Mario Gabelli.

Constance Mitchell Ford

Real Estate Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal

Constance Mitchell Ford heads the Global Real Estate and Property bureau for The Wall Street Journal in New York. In that role, she leads a team of reporters who write about the business and financial aspects of residential and commercial real estate, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Banks, commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, the public home builders , the real estate holdings of pension funds and private-equity firms and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

John E. Silvia, Ph.D.

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.

Prior to his current position, John worked on Capitol Hill as a senior economist for the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and chief economist for the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Before that, he was chief economist of Kemper Funds and managing director of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.

David Berson

Consulting Economist and former Chief Economist at PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. and Fannie Mae

As Chief Economist and Strategist, Dr. David Berson is responsible for analyses and forecasts of the economy, housing, and mortgage markets; domestic/global market research and planning; support of government relations and public policy; and strategic environmental planning. He also acts as a PMI spokesperson on topics related to global economic housing, as well as mortgage market conditions, prospects and policy. In addition, Dr. Berson manages PMI’s Portfolio Management, Analytics & Pricing Group, which is responsible for all credit analytic models and projections for the company.

David Crowe

Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the National Association of Home Builders

David Crowe, Ph.D., is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Dr. Crowe is responsible for NAHB’s forecast of housing and economic trends, survey research and analysis of the home building industry and consumer preferences as well as microeconomic analysis of government policies that affect housing.