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Front Page - Friday, December 21, 2018

Fed president and CEO to keynote Chamber Economic Outlook Breakfast




Bostic

Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will deliver the keynote address at the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce’s Jan. 9 Economic Outlook Breakfast.

The Economic Outlook Breakfast celebrates local business success over the previous year and looks to the future. Bostic will share his expertise related to economic trends and what to expect for doing business in 2019.

Bostic is responsible for all the bank’s activities, including monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation and payment services. In addition, he serves on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee.

Bostic’s experience spans academia, government and research.

Since joining the Atlanta Fed as CEO, Bostic has spent much of his time on public outreach, sharing his knowledge of business and financial conditions.

Bostic has published extensively in academic journals. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University and his undergraduate degree from Harvard.

The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Economic Outlook Breakfast at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 7:30-9 a.m. Register

Source: Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce