State of the U.S., U.K. and Global Economy / Tariff Update

“State of the US, UK, & Global Economy” featuring Jerry Parrish, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Business & Banter Educational Speaker Series – Interactive events built around speaker-led presentations by industry insiders that provide insightful perspectives on newsworthy topics. Sophisticated educational enlightened networking featuring a reception prior to the program. 

TOPIC:  “State of the US, UK, & Global Economy” 

Timeline:

Networking Reception, 4 pm – 4:45 pm 

Program, 4:45 pm – 6 pm

Speaker: 

 Jerry Parrish, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Dr. Parrish was previously the Director of State and Local Policy Analysis at the Florida Institute of Government at Florida State University.  Dr. Parrish was also on the faculty in the Master’s of Applied Economics Program at Florida State University for the past 12 years.  

He previously was the Chief Economist and Director of Research for the Florida Chamber Foundation.  Previous to that position, Dr. Parrish was the Chief Economist and Director of the Center for Competitive Florida at Florida TaxWatch.  Prior to that position, he served as the Associate Director of the Center for Economic Forecasting & Analysis (CEFA) at Florida State University.  He has many years of experience in the private sector in management roles at international manufacturing companies.

He earned a B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics from Auburn University, an M.B.A. from Bellarmine University, and M.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Auburn University.