Gail Fosler
Senior advisor and past President of The Conference Board
During her 20 year career at The Conference Board, Fosler held a number of executive and leadership roles dedicated to expanding the organisation’s intellectual capacity and impact and its global reach. Until April 2008, she was Chief Economist and directed the highly regarded economics program. During her tenure Fosler lead a number of new initiatives including the launch of the global leading indicators program, a global productivity and living standards program, a China research program and, most recently, research into financial structure, cycles, and stability.
Previously, Fosler served as Deputy Staff Director and Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee under the Chairmanship of Pete V. Domenici (R-NM). Fosler played a leading role in developing frameworks and forecasts for Congressional budget debates and acted as a key negotiator on fiscal, monetary, and budget process initiatives for the Committee.
We caught up with Gail Fosler during her visit to the US Studies Centre.
