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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2018 Upcoming Programs

Upcoming Programs

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    LARRY KUDLOW 

    Sept 17, 2018
    Lawrence A. Kudlow serves as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. He leads the coordination of President Donald J. Trump’s domestic and global economic policy agenda.

     

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    Ben Silbermann

    Oct 1, 2018
    CEO & Co-Founder of Pinterest. Ben is Passionate about making inspiration and new ideas accessible to their 200+ million monthly active users globally. He was recently featured in Fortune Magazine’s “40 under 40” and Fast Company’s “The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2018.”
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    KENNETH C. FRAZIER

    Oct 3, 2018
    Kenneth C. Frazier is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc.
    Under Mr. Frazier’s leadership, Merck is delivering innovative lifesaving medicines and vaccines as well as long-term and sustainable value to its multiple stakeholders.

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    Robert S. Kaplan

    Oct 9, 2018
    Robert S. Kaplan has served as the thirteenth president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since September 8, 2015. He represents the Eleventh Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees the 1,200 employees of the Dallas Fed.
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    Ian C. Read 

    Oct 10, 2018 
    Ian C. Read leads Pfizer, one of the world’s premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, which brings therapies to patients that significantly improve their lives. These include medicines, vaccines and many of the world’s best-known consumer healthcare products.

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    Barry Diller

    Oct 16, 2018 
    Barry Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and the Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia, Inc. Until late 2010, Mr. Diller spent 15 years serving as the Chairman and CEO of IAC.

     

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    Randal K. Quarles

    Oct 18, 2018
    Randal K. Quarles took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on October 13, 2017, to fill an unexpired term ending on January 31, 2018. He was sworn in as Vice Chairman for Supervision on October 13, 2017.

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    Mark Carney 

    Oct 19, 2018 
    Mark Carney is the Governor of the Bank of England and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee and the Prudential Regulation Committee. The Governor joined the Bank on 1 July 2013.

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    Margaret Keane 

    Oct 30, 2018
    Margaret led the Retail Card platform at GE Capital as President and CEO beginning in 2004, later expanding her responsibilities to become President and CEO of GE’s North American retail finance business in 2011. 
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    Michael Corbat

    Nov 14, 2018
    Michael L. Corbat is Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup, the world's global bank, with approximately 200 million customer accounts and activities in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. 

 

Recent Speakers

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018

Lloyd Blankfein
Chairman & CEO
Goldman Sachs

 

 

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Hikmet Ersek
CEO, Western Union

 

 

in the news

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Goldman's Blankfein Talks Trade, Credit Markets and Bitcoin 

Wednesday, June 13, 2017

Why Western Union’s CEO Doesn’t See Bitcoin a Fast Track to Overtaking Dollars, Euros

 

mission

The Economic Club of New York is a membership organization with members drawn from the top executive levels of business, industry and finance. The purpose of the Club is to promote the study and discussion of social, economic and political questions. Founded in 1907, the Club has served ever since as a major forum for discussion on a wide range of public issues of interest to business people.

The Club is nonpolitical, nonpartisan and nonprofit. Its membership (individual, not corporate) of over 1,100 is drawn primarily from the senior leadership ranks of the business and financial communities and the associated professions. Its individual members represent a wide diversity of opinion.

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