Program Details
Guest Speaker: Annual Forecast Meeting:
Stephen Gallagher, US Chief of Economics at Societe Generale;
Michelle Meyer, Chief of US Economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Date: Friday, January 25, 2019
Time: 12 - 2:00pm
Location: Canadian Consulate General (466 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor (46th Street), MPR Room)
Fee: $35 for members; $55 for Guests
Annual Forecast Meeting with Mr. Gallagher and Ms. Meyer.
Stephen Gallagher is US Chief of Economics at Societe Generale where he is responsible for North American economic and financial market research. He has been with SG since 1995. Before joining SG, Gallagher was money market economist Kidder Peabody and Co. Inc. He is an active member of several professional organizations including: New York Forecasting Club (serving as group president in 2004), The Bank Economist Group, and the National Association of Business Economists (NABE). In 2005, NABE awarded Gallagher top forecaster of the year, based on forecasts for interest rates and the macroeconomic outlook. Gallagher received an MA and M. Phil. in economics at Columbia where he also earned a Fellowship Award and was an instructor for microeconomics. While at the University of Michigan he worked for the Department of Transportation Research, a think-tank specializing in the automotive industry.
Michelle Meyer is a managing director and head of US economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research. She is the primary fixed income trading floor economist and specialist in the US housing market. In this capacity, Meyer provides timely analysis of the high-frequency economic data and Federal Reserve policy announcements to the sales force and traders. She runs the firm’s macro model and is responsible for coordinating the medium-term economic forecasts. Meyer focuses her research on the US housing market, where she has become highly recognized for her outlook. She is a frequent commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV and is often cited in print and online media. Prior to joining BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research in early 2010, Meyer was a senior US economist at Barclays Capital, where she worked on building GDP models and sector forecasts. Meyer started her career on the US economics team at Lehman Brothers. She began to focus on the housing market in 2006 when it became clear that the sector would be a crucial part of the outlook going forward. Meyer earned a bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) and a master’s degree, both in economics, at Boston University. She was named by as one of 30 under 30 in finance in 2011.
Special Instructions: Please check in at the Building Lobby Reception Desk w. ID.
Guest names will be pre-registered and will be directed to 20th floor.
For any questions – please contact Catherine Swahn at 212-596-1675.