Michael Crow Michael M. Crow became the sixteenth president of Arizona State University on July 1, 2002. He is guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the nation’s leading public metropolitan research universities, an institution that combines the highest levels of academic excellence, inclusiveness to a broad demographic, and maximum societal impact—a model he terms the “New American University.” Under his direction the university pursues teaching, research, and creative excellence focused on the major challenges of our time, as well as those central to the quality of life, sustainable development, and economic competitiveness of Arizona and the nation. He has committed the university to sustainability, social embeddedness, and global engagement, and championed initiatives leading to record levels of diversity in the student body. Under his leadership ASU has established more than a dozen new transdisciplinary schools and large-scale research initiatives such as the Biodesign Institute; the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, incorporating the School of Sustainability; the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College; and important initiatives in the humanities and social sciences. During his tenure the university has more than quadrupled research expenditures, completed an unprecedented infrastructure expansion, and was named the nation’s most innovative school by U.S. News & World Report in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Presentation Details Dr. Crow will discuss the importance of a skills-based educational approach to national economic competitiveness. We are facing a skilled labor shortage that will manifest into a serious succession management problem in the financial services sector unless there is an education-based solution. | |
Doug Holtz-Eakin Doug Holtz-Eakin has a distinguished record as an academic, policy adviser, and strategist. Currently he is the President of the American Action Forum. Since 2001, he has served in a variety of important policy positions. In 2001 and 2002 he was Chief Economist of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. He was the 6th Director of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2005. During 2007 and 2008 he was Director of Domestic and Economic Policy for the John McCain presidential campaign. Presentation Description Dr. Holtz-Eakin will cover the near term economic outlook for economic growth, inflation, and financial markets with a special emphasis on the effects of regulatory, tax, trade, and monetary policy developments. The talk will close with an outline of longer-term economic challenges with a focus on the trajectory of federal fiscal policy. | |
David Schweikert U.S. Representative Presentation Details As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S Representative David Schweikert was instrumental in crafting the first comprehensive tax reform law in the United States since 1986. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (H.R. 1) was signed into law by president Trump on December 22, 2017. Schweikert will discuss the budget and fiscal implications of the new law. | |
