Jeffrey Lacker, Ph.D.

Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Jeffrey M. Lacker served over 12 years as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, from August 2004 to April 2017. Currently, he is a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee and a Fellow of the Global Interdependence Center College of Central Bankers. From August 2018 to May 2022, Lacker was a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. Prior to being named President of the Richmond Fed, he served as Senior Vice President and Director of Research. He was an assistant professor of economics at the Krannert ... Read More

Steven Malin, Ph.D.

Director, Allianz Global Investors

Dr. Malin is a director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2013. As a strategist for the US Capital Markets Research & Strategy team, he is responsible for making weekly US and global asset allocation recommendations. His responsibilities also include analyzing global economic, financial, political and regulatory developments for publication and to brief institutional, retail and retirement clients.  His quarterly white paper series, Under the Macroscope, has a global following among business, financial and government leaders.  Dr. Malin has 26 years of financial-markets, investment-industry and central banking experience. Before joining the firm, he was director of research with Wealthstream ... Read More