Lewis S. Alexander, Chief Economist of Citigroup, will be providing the national economic forecast. Citibank is the Report Sponsor for the Summit.

Lewis S. Alexander was appointed Chief Economist and head of the Economic and Market Analysis (EMA) department of Citigroup Global Markets in April 2005. Previously, he served as the Global Head for Emerging Markets within EMA from 1999 until 2005. In that role, Lewis directed the work of economics teams covering Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia (excluding Japan). Lewis joined Citigroup in September 1999 as a Managing Director.

Prior to joining Citigroup, Lewis had a long career at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he served most recently as Deputy Director of the Division of International Finance. As Deputy Director, Lewis directed the Federal Reserve Board’s analysis of foreign financial markets and international banking, represented the Federal Reserve in key international forums, and worked closely with the U.S. Treasury on a variety of policy issues. Lewis also was an Associate Economist of the Federal Open Market Committee. Earlier, he served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Commerce (1993-96) and was a consultant to the Bank for International Settlements (1988-89).

Lewis received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1987, after obtaining an M.Phil. from Yale in 1985. Previously, he obtained an A.M. (1979) and an A.B. (1978) in Economics from Stanford University.