The McCombs Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C. Chapters hosted an exciting event with McCombs Professor Julia Coronado. Listeners heard Professor Julia’s insightful thoughts on 2021’s economic outlook: “Is it a Light at the End of the Tunnel or a Train Heading Our Way?” Watch the recording.

Julia Coronado is founder of the economic research firm MacroPolicy Perspectives and a clinical associate professor at the McCombs School. Prior to starting MPP, Julia served as chief economist at the hedge fund Graham Capital Management and the global investment bank BNP Paribas, and as a senior economist at Barclays Capital. Julia received her BA in Economics from University of Illinois Urbana her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. After receiving her Ph.D., Julia worked as a staff economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. for eight years. Julia has represented the U.S. at OECD meetings on financial market issues and has testified before the US Congress on Social Security reform. She is a member of the Economic Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Economic Studies Council at the Brookings Institution. Julia is also on the Board of Directors of Robert Half International and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School and the Cleveland Fed’s Center for Inflation Research. She has previously served on the Board of the National Association of Business Economists and been president of the New York Association of Business Economists. Julia is a regular commentator in financial media, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Marketplace, and the Wall Street Journal.