Join us for a timely and engaging talk, "The Economy and the Job Market: Where We’re Going, Where We’ve Been," with Patrick Harker, President, and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. 

Thursday, April 14
6 to 7 pm
Science and Technology Center, Room 102 (SCI 102) 

About the speaker: Patrick T. Harker is the 11th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, Harker participates in the Federal Open Market Committee, which formulates the nation’s monetary policy. As an engineer by training, Harker has continued to apply his research and receive patents throughout his career. He considers the effect of automation on the labor force as “the perfect intersection” of engineering and economics. Other technological influences, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, are also playing a part in the Third District’s and the nation’s economy. By focusing on economic mobility, one of the Bank’s research priorities, the Bank’s researchers are looking for ways to create sustained, inclusive growth through practical applications. Before taking office at the Philadelphia Fed, Harker was the 26th president of the University of Delaware. He was also a professor of business administration at the university’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the College of Engineering.