Please let contact the President of TES if you would like to become a speaker for the Temple Economics Society or if you would like to contact one of our previous speakers.
Spring 2024
January 26 – Darrah Peklak, Climate and Environmental Economist at Moody’s Analytics
February 2 – Jonathan Blaine, Financial Analyst at the Department of Defense
February 9 – Marc Joffe, Federalism and State Policy Analyst at Cato Institute
February 23 – Andrew Reid, Community Development and Economic Leader at Mosaic Community Land Trust
March 22 – Herb Taylor, Secretary to the Federal Advisory Council
April 4 – Karl Kever, Regional Economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
April 12 – Matthew Walsh, Real Estate Economist at Moody’s Analytics
April 19 – Sam Fraley, Next Gen Stats Research Analyst at the National Football League (NFL)
Fall 2023
September 8 – Alex Olson, Local Government Affairs at Comcast
September 15 – Dr. Hala Faissal, Crypto & Block Chain Analyst and Head of the Economics Department at Lebanese University
October 6 – Andrew Mulligan, Senior Manager of Economic and Valuation services at KPMG
October 20 – Bridget Ryan, Competitive Intelligence Analyst at Essity
October 27 – Dr. Micheal Leeds, Economics Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Temple Economics Department
November 10 – Simon Stasko, Senior Product Development Specialist at NASDAQ
November 17 – Babaseun Ige, Research and Operations Analyst at SEI
December 1 – Benjamin Aitoumeziane, Data Analyst at SEPTA
Spring 2023
February 3 – Matt Walsh, Real Estate Economist at Moody’s Analytics
February 10 – Rebecca Dejoseph & Bridgette Salushi, Vice President and Research Analyst at Econsult Solutions, Inc.
February 17 – Matt O’Leary & Michael Terrery, Chief Executive Officer and Investment Banking Analyst at Griffin Financial Group
February 24 – Tommy Walsh, Business Intelligence Analyst at WuXi Advanced Therapies
March 17 – Ben Salazer, Analyst at North Highland
March 24 – Mark Kilimnik, International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service
March 31 – Kevin Provost, Chief Executive Officer of Greenhouse Ventures LLC.
April 14 – Michael Schatz, Sports Economist at the Washington Nationals
Fall 2022
August 26 – Dr. Mike Bognano, Temple Economics Department Chair, & Dr. Moritz Ritter, Temple Economics Department, Director of Undergraduate Studies
September 2 – Dr. Molly Sapia, Consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, Inc.
September 16 – Collin Wardius, PhD Student at UC San Diego; Veronika Konovalova, Research Assistant at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank; Steve Hamilton, PhD Student at Vanderbilt University; and Joseph Salazer, PhD Student at University of Wisconsin-Madison
September 30 – TD Bank
October 7 – Caroline Lewis, Data & Analytics Senior Associate at PwC
October 28 (Nobel Prize Lecture) – Dr. Charles Swanson, Professor at Temple University
November 18 – Chris Conrad, Clerk for Judge Tom Ambro
Spring 2022
February 18 – Julia Flanagan, Data Analyst at City of Philadelphia
April 8 – Leigh Ann Schultz, Solutions Consultant for Ascend Platform at Experian
Fall 2021
September 17 – Alexandra Natale, International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service
October 8 – Amanda Olsen, Sales Analyst at AmerisourceBergen
October 22 (Nobel Prize Lecture) – Dr. Charles Swanson, Professor at Temple University
October 29 – Dr. Jeffrey Coons, Chief Risk Officer & Director of Institutional Services at High Probability Advisors, LLC.
November 12 – Evy Cruz, Portfolio Manager at Scalable Solutions