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US Forecast 2012

James E. Glassman

Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Head Economist / Commercial Bank

Mr. James E. Glassman is a Managing Director with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and is the Head Economist for the Commercial Bank. He works closely with the firm’s chief investment officer, commercial banking, investment banking, and government relations groups. He publishes independent research on the principal forces shaping the economy and financial markets.

From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Glassman served in a number of areas in the Research and Statistics and Monetary Affairs divisions at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C. He joined the JPMorgan Chase & Co. family in 1988.

Mr. Glassman earned a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Subsequently, he was awarded a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University. 

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The West Michigan Association of Financial Professionals (WMAFP) is a regional affiliate of the national Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).  WMAFP was formerly known as the Western Michigan Treasury Management Association (WMTMA) which was formed in 1980 for the purpose of providing professional and educational services to treasury professionals. This non-profit organization provides a forum for developing and improving the techniques of contemporary treasury and financial management, as well as the opportunity to network with other finance professionals.

Members of WMAFP come from a broad range of businesses including: large multinational corporations, international, regional, and local financial institutions; small and medium manufacturing and service companies; and area colleges and universities. 

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