
welcome to the
economic club of new york
The Economic Club of New York is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonpolitical organization dedicated to the discussion of today’s most important social, economic and political questions. Since 1907, the Club has welcomed more than 1,000 speakers - business leaders, U.S. presidents, innovators, luminaries, statesmen and academics.
read more
Membership
Our members are among the top business leaders in the nation, interested in vigorous and ongoing discussion about issues that advance both our nation and the global economy. They are distinguished in the areas of finance, technology, law, government, academe, media, healthcare, and other economic sectors. Explore opportunities for Full, Associate, and Non-Resident Memberships.
read more
Fellows
Our Fellows Program recruits potential future Club members who have shown leadership and commitment to the Club’s ideals and provides programming to foster the growth of these outstanding individuals. Applications for the Class of 2022 will be available October 1, 2021.
read more
Reciprocal Events
We are partnering with the Economic Clubs of Chicago and Washington, D.C. to expand the opportunities for members. Members can now attend our sister clubs’ events and engage with the distinguished memberships in both cities.
2022 Upcoming Programs
Upcoming Programs
-
DAVID C. BENSON
September 12, 2022
David C. Benson is Fannie Mae’s President and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As Interim CEO, he serves on Fannie Mae’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Managers of Common Securitization Solutions, a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac joint venture. -
DAVID MALPASS
September 19, 2022
David R. Malpass was selected as 13th President of the World Bank Group by its Board of Executive Directors on April 5, 2019. His five-year term began on April 9.
He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs for the United States.
-
LORETTA J. MESTER
October 11, 2022
As president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta J. Mester participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees more than 1,000 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government. She assumed her role as president and CEO in June 2014. -
RUTH C. BROWNE
October 13, 2022
A nationally recognized, highly accomplished leader, business innovator, author, and strategic advocate for value creation in health and education, Dr. Ruth C. Browne is the President and CEO of Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY). -
THE HONORABLE JOE MANCHIN
October 13, 2022
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was sworn into the United States Senate on November 15, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Robert C. Byrd. For Senator Manchin, serving as West Virginia's Senator is truly an honor and privilege. -
CHARLIE COOK & BOB RUBIN
October 18, 2022
Join us for a Signature Luncheon as we welcome Charlie Cook, Political Analyst, The Cook Report, on Tuesday, October 18th. Joining Charlie for this conversation is Bob Rubin, Former U.S Secretary of Treasury as our Moderator. The two will discuss the upcoming midterm elections. -
115th ANNIVERSARY DINNER
November 14, 2022
Please join us for a special Anniversary Dinner. Program highlight includes Chair John C. Williams welcomes former ECNY Chairs in a panel discussion.
Recent Speakers

THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
H. Rodgin Cohen
Senior Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
Joele Frank
Managing Partner, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Tom Johnson
CEO, Abernathy MacGregor
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Professor, Yale School of Management

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
R. Glenn Hubbard
Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Former Chairman U.S. Council of Economic Advisers
Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus of Harvard University
71st Secretary of the Treasury
in the news
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
ECNY Webcast: H. Rodgin Cohen, Joele Frank, Tom Johnson & Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022
ECNY Webcast: Sara E. Armbruster, President & CEO of Steelcase
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
ECNY Webcast: Economists R. Glenn Hubbard & Lawrence Summers
The Economic Club of New York is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonpolitical organization dedicated to the promotion of the study and discussion of social, economic and political questions. For more than a century, the Club has served as the premier public forum for thought leaders of the United States and the world, to express a diverse set of views and opinions in a free and open environment. By embracing and promoting free expression of diverse views and opinions, the Club effectively acts as a catalyst for innovation in thought and ideas impacting social, economic and political issues facing society.