The Argyros School Hosts Conference Featuring President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The Argyros School of Business and Economics recently had the pleasure of hosting the
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco John C. Williams
where he participated in an one-day conference called
Monetary Policy in Financial Markets – Is There a New Paradigm?
President Williams shared his thoughts to attendees regarding legislation monetary policy. You can view his presentation
here
.

Several industry leaders also came together for a panel discussion regarding the aftermath of the global financial crisis we have observed regarding shifts in the conduct of monetary policy and financial regulation. Are these simply aftershocks from the Great Recession or can we expect fundamental and long-lasting shifts in the role of central banks, the conduct of monetary policy, financial markets and financial institutions? Amongst the leaders presenting, included

Mr. Sudesh Mariappa, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
Mr. Mariappa is Senior Advisor at PIMCO.  He first joined PIMCO in 2000 as Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management-Asia.  Previous position include Managing Director and Head of Absolute-Return Fixed-Income Offering at GLG Fund complex, Co-Portfolio Manager and Head of Absolute-Return Fixed-Income Offering at Man Strategic Holdings plc., Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in Tokyo and a Manager at JGB and Swap Derivative Trading.

Dr. Rakesh Mohan, International Monetary Fund
Dr. Mohan is Executive Director at the IMF representing India.  He has held academic positions as Professor in Practice of International Economics and Finance at the Yale School of Management, and Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute of Global Affairs.  Government positions include Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Indian Ministry of Finance.  Dr. Mohan also served as the Chief Economic Advisor for the Indian Ministry of Finance in 2001-02.

Joshua Aizenman, University of Southern California (USC)
Joshua Aizenman joined the faculty at USC in 2013 as the Dockson Chair in Economics and International Relations.  His previous positions include President hair at UC Santa Cruz, Dartmouth College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania.  He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-editor of the Journal of International Money and Finance.

Top left: Chapman University’s Dr. Esmael Adibi, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco John C. Williams, Chapman University’s President Jim Doti, Argyros School Dean Reggie Gilyard

Bottom left: Blackrock’s Michael Melvin, Chapman University’s Dr. Raymond Sfeir, Chapman University’s Dr. Clas Wihlborg, Chapman University’s Dr. Lynne Doti, Pimco’s Sudesh Mariappa