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The Philadelphia Council for Business Economics
A Chapter of NABE

is pleased to present

John Silvia, Chief Economist
Wells Fargo Securities

Presentation: "Economic Outlook"

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 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. In 2009, John was named one of the Top 10 forecasters for the last four years by Bloomberg News and the No. 2 forecaster by USA Today for 2008.

John holds B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Northeastern University in Boston and has a master’s degree in economics from Brown University. John serves as a member of the Blue Chip Panel of Economic Forecasters and also serves on an informal advisory group for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He serves as chair for the Economic Advisory Committee of both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Economic Advisory Roundtable. Furthermore, John is chair of the American Bankers Association.



Date: Wednesday, Ocober 6, 2010
Time: 11:45 am for Federal Reserve Security clearance
           12:00 pm - Lunch begins
             1:00 pm - Presentation begins

Place: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Directions
            Ten Independence Mall (Seventh & Arch Streets),
            Philadelphia, PA

Cost: PCBE Members - $20.00
          GIC / CFA Phila Members - $20.00
          Nonmembers - $30.00
          Student - $15.00 (with Valid College ID)

Teleconference Option available for those that can't be present

Please Note: Reservations are required and must be made or canceled no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. "No-shows" will be billed.

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