KEVIN HASSETT Introduction

 DR. KEVIN HASSETT IS ONE OF THE NATION’S LEADING . A SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC POLICY STUDIES AT THE RENOWNED AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, KEVIN WAS FORMERLY A SENIOR AT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.  WITH EXPERTISE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMY, KEVIN WAS THE CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO SENATOR JOHN

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MCCAIN DURING HIS 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND SENIOR ADVISOR TO HIS 2008 CAMPAIGN. KEVIN ALSO SERVED AS AN ADVISOR AND TELEVISION SURROGATE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH DURING THE 2004 CAMPAIGN. HE ALSO WAS A POLICY CONSULTANT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DURING BOTH THE BUSH AND CLINTON ADMINISTRATIONS AND HE PROVIDES ADVICE REGULARLY TO NUMEROUS FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.  IN ADDITION TO BEING A DISTINGUISHED ECONOMIST, KEVIN ALSO WRITES A WEEKLY COLUMN FOR

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BLOOMBERG AND BUSINESS WEEK THAT IS SYNDICATED IN NEWSPAPERS NATIONWIDE. HE IS ALSO A COLUMNIST FOR , AND REGULARLY PLACES ARTICLES IN TOP NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS TIME, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, USA TODAY, AND . KEVIN’S COMMENTARIES ARE ALSO AIRED REGULARLY BY NUMEROUS TELEVISION OUTLETS, INCLUDING RECENT APPEARANCES ON CNN, CNBC, ABC EVENING NEWS, AND PBS’S MARKETPLACE RADIO.  LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, PLEASE WELCOME KEVIN HASSETT.

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