Professor Marvin Goodfriend
Chairman of the Gailliot Center for Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Professor Marvin Goodfriend, was a guest of the Centre during the week of 9 - 13 June 2008. Professor Goodfriend spoke to CEO luncheons of the US Business Leadership Forum in Sydney and Melbourne, and to executive audiences at evening events in both cities.
Marvin Goodfriend is Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University and Chairman of the Gailliot Center for Public Policy. He is a former Senior Vice-President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond with deep expertise in US monetary policy, banking and financial markets and is a frequent commentator on US financial markets and policy.
In addition to his research on macroeconomic and monetary policy, Professor Goodfriend's experience includes appointments as Senior Economist to the President's Council of Economic Advisors, participation in meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee and visiting appointments at the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Board and the International Monetary Fund.
