R.I.S.E. IX

C. B. Bhave

Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India. C. B. Bhave was appointed Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in February 2008 for a period of three years. More...

Steven G. DeSanctis

Managing Director & Chief Small Cap Strategist, Merrill Lynch. Steven DeSanctis is a Managing Director and Chief Small Cap Strategist at Merrill Lynch. He joined the firm in June 2007 after being with Prudential Equity Group for almost 12 years in the same role. More...

Patrick Dorsey, CFA

Director of Equity Research, Morningstar, Inc. Patrick Dorsey is the Director of Equity Research for Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research in the United States and major international markets. More...

Dr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF. Dr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF. Ferguson joined TIAA-CREF from Swiss Re in April 2008. At Swiss Re, Ferguson was head of financial services, a member of the executive committee and Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation. More...

Richard W. Fisher

President & Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Richard W. Fisher assumed the office of president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on April 4, 2005. In this role, Fisher serves as a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s principal monetary policymaking group. More...

Dr. Bob Froehlich

Former Chairman, Investor Strategy Committee, Deutsche Asset Management. Dr. Bob Froehlich has an illustrious professional career that includes both the public and private sectors. When he was the Director of Investment Research he was selected to several “All-American” Institutional Research Teams. More...

Thomas D. Gallagher, CFA

Political Economist & Senior Managing Director. Thomas D. Gallagher is the Political Economist & Senior Managing Director of International Strategy and Investment Group Inc. ISI is broker-dealer specializing in economic and political research for institutional investors. More...

Dr. Andreas Höfert

Chief Global Economist, UBS Wealth Management Research. Dr. Andreas Höfert studied economics, specializing in international macroeconomics and econometrics, at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he received his doctoral degree. More...

Dr. Roger G. Ibbotson

CIO, Zebra Capital Management, LLC.Dr. Roger G. Ibbotson is Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management and is an expert on capital market returns, cost of capital, and international investment. He is the former Chairman and Founder of Ibbotson Associates More...

Georg Kell

Executive Head, United Nations Global Compact. Georg Kell is the Executive Head of the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with more than 2,400 participants from more than 80 countries.More...

Edward M. Kerschner, CFA

Chief Investment Strategist, Citigroup/Smith Barney. Edward M. Kerschner, CFA, is the Chief Investment Strategist for Citi Global Wealth Management. He began his investment career in 1974 with Cowen & Co., and then joined PaineWebber in 1982 as Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee. More...

Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA

Chief Market Strategist, LPL Financial Services. Jeffrey Kleintop is Chief Market Strategist at LPL Financial. In this role, Kleintop leads the development and articulation of LPL Research’s market and investment strategies, leveraging his expertise in the analysis of global financial markets and asset allocation strategy. More...

Steve Liesman

CNBC Senior Economics Reporter. As CNBC’s Senior Economics Reporter, Steve Liesman reports on all aspects of the economy including the Federal Reserve Bank and major economic indicators. He appears on "Squawk Box" (M-F, 6-9 a.m. ET), as well as other CNBC programs throughout the Business Day. More...

Dr. Robert D. McTeer, Jr.

Distinguished Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). Dr. Robert D. McTeer is a Distinguished Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), covering macro-economic issues, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, tax and education policy. More...

Dr. Russell Read

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, C Change Investments. Dr. Russell Read is Founder & Chief Executive Officer of C Change Investments. While Chief Investment Officer for America’s largest pension fund, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). More...

John P. Surma

Chairman & CEO, United States Steel Corporation. John P. Surma began his career with Waterhouse LLP in 1976, and in 1981 he served in the Manchester, England office of the Price Waterhouse United Kingdom firm. In 1987, he was admitted to the partnership. More...

Gary Thayer

Senior Economist, Wachovia Securities. Gary Thayer is a Director and Senior Economist at Wachovia Securities. Prior to the merger of AG Edwards and Wachovia Securities in October 2007, Thayer was a Vice President and Chief Economist of AG Edwards for more than eight years. More...

Durmus Yilmaz

Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Born in the western Anatolian city of Uşak in 1947, Durmuş Yılmaz obtained a B.A. degree at Cass Business School in London, UK and received his M.A. degree from the University College, London. More...

Dr. Lawrence Yun

Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, National Association of REALTORS®. Dr. Lawrence Yun is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the National Association of REALTORS®, where he manages the Statistics and Forecasting Groups of the Research Division. More...