Michael H. Moskow

Senior Fellow for the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Dr. Moskow is a senior fellow for the global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He has fourteen years experience in senior management positions at three Chicago corporations. He served as deputy U.S.trade representative with the rank of ambassador, under secretary of labor, director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, assistant secretary for policy development and research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and senior staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisors. He also taught international business at Northwestern University. Dr. Moskow is a trustee of Lafayette College, board member and former chairman of the National Bureau of Economic Research, member of the board of directors of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc., is vice chairman of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and serves on the Board of Northwestern Memorial Foundation, among others.  He is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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