The Philadelphia Council for Business Economics
A Chapter of NABE
is pleased to present
Robert Fry, PhD
Chief Economist, Robert Fry Economics LLC
Presentation: "Economic Outlook"
Robert Fry is Chief Economist of Robert Fry Economics LLC, where he analyzes and forecasts the global economy to guide business decision-makers. Robert publishes a monthly newsletter, Current Economic Conditions, and speaks on the economic outlook to corporate leadership teams, customer/supplier events, and trade association meetings.
Until retiring in 2015, Robert was Senior Economist at DuPont, where he analyzed the global economy and its impact on DuPont, published a monthly newsletter sent to thousands of DuPont employees and customers, and made more than 800 speeches on the economic outlook to DuPont senior management, business teams, customers, and trade associations.
While at DuPont, Robert and his colleague Bob Shrouds were named among the top economic forecasters by Bloomberg, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. In 2005, they won the prestigious Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecasting Accuracy, making the DuPont Economist’s Office the only three-time winner of the award.
Robert is currently a member of the Consensus Economics, Wall Street Journal and CNBC survey panels. He is a monthly guest on Money & Politics in Delaware, a weekly radio show, and has taught Managerial Economics to MBA students at the University of Delaware.
Robert received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ohio University and his Master’s degree and PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020
Time: 11:45 am for Federal Reserve Security clearance
12:00 pm - Networking / Lunch
1:00 pm - Presentation begins
Place: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Directions
Ten Independence Mall (Sixth & Arch Streets),
Philadelphia, PA
Cost: PCBE Members - $25.00
GIC/CFAPhila/PSA/WIN/Bond Club Members - $35.00
Nonmembers - $40.00
Student - $20.00 (with Valid College ID)
Please Note: Reservations are required and must be made or canceled no later than 12:00 pm 3 days before the meeting. "No-shows" will be billed.
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