IIAC WELCOMES JOHN SILVIA, FORMER CHIEF ECONOMIST, WELLS FARGO, AS ADVISOR TO THE IIAC
The IIAC is delighted to welcome John Silvia, founder of John E. Silvia, Dynamic Economic Strategy, and former Chief Economist for Wells Fargo as an Advisor to the IIAC. Prior to this, John held esteemed positions including Chief Economist, Wachovia; Senior Economist, U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee; Chief Economist, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Chief Economist, Kemper Funds; and Managing Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. Recognized for his expertise and outstanding contributions to the business economics profession, John was awarded with the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) Fellow Certificate of Recognition in 2011, and recognized for the Best Inflation Forecast, the Best Overall Forecast and the Best Personal Consumption Expenditures Forecast by The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2010.
John has also previously served on various advisory committees including at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Public Securities Association, the Blue-Chip Panel of Economic Forecasters, an informal advisory group with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and as chair for the Economic Advisory Committee of both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Economic Advisory Roundtable, and the American Bankers Association.
John holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Northeastern University, and an MA in Economics from Brown University. His first book, "Dynamic Economic Decision Making" was published in August 2011.