Economic Mobility as a Tool for a Sustainable Future with Raphael Bostic

Georgia Tech Library

Presented by the Georgia Tech Library: Raphael Bostic, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, discusses economic mobility.

<h3>Join the Georgia Tech Library online Thursday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. as Raphael Bostic, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, discusses 'Economic Mobility as a Tool for a Sustainable Future'. Bostic will be in conversation with Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing, head of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. After his remarks, there will be time for questions and answers with the audience. </h3><h3>This discussion will be hosted virtually via Bluejeans Events, and the link to attend will be emailed to you upon registration. Advanced registration is recommended. </h3><p></p>

<h3>About Raphael Bostic </h3><p>Dr. Raphael W. Bostic took office June 5, 2017, as the 15th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is responsible for all the Bank&#x27;s activities, including monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services. He serves on the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the Federal Reserve System.</p><p>From 2012 to 2017, Bostic was the Judith and John Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC).</p><p>He arrived at USC in 2001 and served as a professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development. His research has spanned many fields, including home ownership, housing finance, neighborhood change, and the role of institutions in shaping policy effectiveness. He was director of USC&#x27;s master of real estate development degree program and was the founding director of the Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast.</p><p>Bostic also served USC&#x27;s Lusk Center for Real Estate as the interim associate director from 2007 to 2009 and as the interim director from 2015 to 2016. From 2016 to 2017, he was the chair of the center&#x27;s Governance, Management, and Policy Process Department.</p><p>From 2009 to 2012, Bostic was the assistant secretary for policy development and research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In that role, he was a principal adviser to the secretary on policy and research, helping the secretary and other principal staff make informed decisions on HUD policies and programs, as well as on budget and legislative proposals.</p><p>Bostic worked at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1995 to 2001, first as an economist and then as a senior economist in the monetary and financial studies section, where his work on the Community Reinvestment Act earned him a special achievement award.</p><p>He serves on many boards and advisory committees, including the Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Georgia&#x27;s Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. He is also a member of Harvard University&#x27;s Board of Overseers. He is serving as the 2021–22 chair of the board of directors of the United Way of Greater Atlanta and is the 2022 chair-elect for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.</p><p>Bostic graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a combined major in economics and psychology. He earned his doctorate in economics from Stanford University in 1995.</p><p>The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which covers Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Bank has branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans.</p>

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