Please join CFA Columbus in welcoming Ms. Kathy Bostjancic, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Nationwide Mutual as our guest speaker for the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner!
Mid-year check up for the US economy
Kathy Bostjancic is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Nationwide Mutual. Kathy leads a team of economists delivering economic forecasts and analyses that are used to inform and strengthen the organization’s strategies and operating plans in the insurance and financial services businesses.
Prior to joining Nationwide, Kathy served as Chief U.S. Economist at Oxford Economics where she was responsible for assessing and forecasting the U.S. macroeconomic environment including the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and its impact on industries and financial markets. Kathy served in similar roles at The Conference Board, Merrill Lynch, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), and Citicorp Investment Bank where she provided analyses on both U.S. and global macroeconomic topics, including international capital and foreign exchange markets, housing markets, U.S. consumer research, and global inflation and labor markets.
Kathy serves on the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) Board of Directors, is the former President of the Forecasters Club of New York, a member of the National Business Economic Issues Council, and a member of the Money Marketeers of NYU.
Kathy is a noted economic expert who holds a master’s degree in economics from New York University and a bachelor’s in economics from Rutgers University. She is a frequent speaker to media and industry groups on the economic outlook, monetary policy, macroeconomics, and financial markets.