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Andrew Hertzberg, Economist at Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 20<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Nasia Hill, City of Philadelphia, Director for Special Projects in the Office of Economic Opportunity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 27<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Christopher Swann, Temple Professor, WORKSHOP: Contributions to GDP Analysis (part 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 4<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Karl Kever, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 18<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Fox CSPD Career Development, Lauren McDuffie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 25<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 7th Annual Nobel Lecture, Professor Diamantaras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 1<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Charles Dow, Director of Information Services and Research Scientist at Stroud Water Research Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 8<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Pedro Silos, Temple Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Researching women&#8217;s participation in the labor force<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 13<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Ahmed Siddiqui, Founder of fintech company &#8220;Marqeta and Branch&#8221;, joint meeting with Temple Finance Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 15\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; John McDowell, Freelance Blockchain Analyst and Consultant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 22\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Enghin Atalay, Economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spring 202<\/strong>4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 26<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Darrah Peklak, Climate and Environmental Economist at Moody&#8217;s Analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 2<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Jonathan Blaine, Financial Analyst at the Department of Defense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 9<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Marc Joffe, Federalism and State Policy Analyst at Cato Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 23<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Andrew Reid, Community Development and Economic Leader at Mosaic Community Land Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 22<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Herb Taylor, Secretary to the Federal Advisory Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 4<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Karl Kever, Regional Economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 12<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Matthew Walsh, Real Estate Economist at Moody&#8217;s Analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 19<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Sam Fraley, Next Gen Stats Research Analyst at the National Football League (NFL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 8<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Alex Olson, Local Government Affairs at Comcast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 15<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Dr. Hala Faissal, Crypto &amp; Block Chain Analyst and Head of the Economics Department at Lebanese University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 6<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Andrew Mulligan, Senior Manager of Economic and Valuation services at KPMG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 20<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Bridget Ryan, Competitive Intelligence Analyst at Essity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 27<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Dr. Micheal Leeds, Economics Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Temple Economics Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 10<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Simon Stasko, Senior Product Development Specialist at NASDAQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 17<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Babaseun Ige, Research and Operations Analyst at SEI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 1<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Benjamin Aitoumeziane, Data Analyst at SEPTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spring 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 3<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Matt Walsh, Real Estate Economist at Moody&#8217;s Analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 10<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Rebecca Dejoseph &amp; Bridgette Salushi, Vice President and Research Analyst at Econsult Solutions, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 17<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Matt O&#8217;Leary &amp; Michael Terrery, Chief Executive Officer and Investment Banking Analyst at Griffin Financial Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 24<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Tommy Walsh, Business Intelligence Analyst at WuXi Advanced Therapies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 17<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Ben Salazer, Analyst at North Highland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 24<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Mark Kilimnik, International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 31<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Kevin Provost, Chief Executive Officer of Greenhouse Ventures LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 14<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Michael Schatz, Sports Economist at the Washington Nationals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 26<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Mike Bognano, Temple Economics Department Chair, &amp; Dr. Moritz Ritter, Temple Economics Department, Director of Undergraduate Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 2<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Dr. Molly Sapia, Consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 16<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 30<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; TD Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Caroline Lewis, Data &amp; Analytics Senior Associate at PwC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 28<\/strong>&nbsp;(Nobel Prize Lecture) &#8211; Dr. Charles Swanson, Professor at Temple University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 18<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Chris Conrad, Clerk for Judge Tom Ambro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spring 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 18 <\/strong>&#8211; Julia Flanagan, Data Analyst at City of Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 8<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; 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