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Join engaging discussions on economics, finance, and public policy.

BEC offers a robust series of well-known speakers selected from the academic, private, and public sectors. Topics covered differ by month and subject matter, with a consistent emphasis on relevance to today's leaders. The Club's membership year runs from August through July and the luncheon season runs from September through May. Continue scrolling for upcoming events.

Examples of our very memorable past events and speakers include the following: 

Corporate Leaders

"Omicron and the Future of mRNA Tech"

Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna, Inc. 

"Last Leg on the Road to Normal"

Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management


Federal Reserve Leaders

"The Economy's Performance and Outlook, and Implications for Policy"

Susan M. Collins, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Moderator: Juhi Dhawan, Senior Managing DirectorWellington Management Company, LLP 

"A Conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari" 

Neel Kashkari, President Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis               

Moderator: Roger Lowenstein, Award Winning Author & Journalist


Macroeconomists 

"We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care"

Dr. Amy Finkelstein, John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

"Money: Dispelling the Myths and   Misunderstandings"

Dr. Paul Sheard, Author, The Power of Money, and former Vice Chairman, S&P Global


Registration is open to BEC members and their invited guests, when applicable.


BEC members can sign up for events by logging in to their member portal using the provided link

Members are encouraged to add a guest to their registration for individual meetings, if available. If you have any questions or experience any issues logging in, please contact the BEC office at Admin@BECBoston.org   

Upcoming Events

    • 16 Oct 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Harborview Dining Room, 31st Floor
    Register

    **please note that this event has been moved to the Harborview Dining Room on the 31st floor**


    Dr. Peter Fox-Penner

    Senior Fellow and Founding Director at Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability

    Key Q: Electricity use is growing quickly, and utilities are falling behind building out the grid. In addition, the grid has to be modified for more severe weather, two way traffic, and new intelligence. What can we do? [personal comment: IMHO this is the single biggest challenge to meeting climate goals in the United States today]

    Takeaways: Change planning practices first set in the 1990s to be more anticipatory; regulators allow construction in advance of specific needs; streamline permitting; use new technologies; and national efforts to expand the supply chain. This will require more political support and regulatory risk for regulators, leveraging new capital streams, and new rules. Will review the state of each of these.

    Dr. Fox-Penner is an expert in energy and climate policy, regulated industries, and sustainable finance. He was the founding Director of Boston University’s multidisciplinary Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and a Professor of Practice at the university’s Questrom School of Business. He is a frequent public speaker on energy topics and the author of numerous published articles and books, including Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities (Island Press, 2010).

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 30 Oct 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Debby Kuenstner

    Chief Investment Officer at Wellesley College

    Debby Kuenstner joined Wellesley College as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in February 2009. Before joining Wellesley, she was CIO of Brandeis University. Debby had previously been managing director of research for Fidelity Management & Research and CIO of Putnam Investment’s Value group. Her other roles include senior portfolio manager at DuPont Pension Fund Investment, international investment strategist at Merrill Lynch, and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

    Debby received a bachelor of arts degree in economics summa cum laude from Wellesley College. She did graduate studies in statistics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in New York before earning her M.B.A. with Distinction from New York University.

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 1 Nov 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual Event Only (Zoom)
    Register

    **This will be a virtual event only hosted on Zoom**

    David Paleologos

    Director at Suffolk University Political Research Center (SUPRC)

    Established in 2002 and based in Boston, the Suffolk University Political Research Center (SUPRC) conducts statewide and national surveys as well as bellwether polls. It examines political races and analyzes voters' opinions on key issues.

    Suffolk University presidential polls have predicted outcomes in key battleground states including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

    Accuracy Records:

    2022: 7 for 7 in US Senate Elections

    Midterm Election (November, 2022): Ranked #1

    All elections 2014-2022 (5 election cycles): Ranked #1

    Click here for full results


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 6 Nov 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Jon McNeill

    Co-Founder & CEO, DVx Ventures

    & Former President, Tesla & COO, Lyft

    The former COO of Lyft and President at Tesla, Jon is a six-time serial entrepreneur, delivering 9x returns to investors. He grew revenue run-rate at Tesla from $2B to $20B in 30 months before becoming the COO at Lyft, where revenues doubled and he helped take the company through IPO. Now as CEO & Co-Founder of venture studio DVx Ventures, Jon has founded and scaled six companies, led teams creating tens of thousands of jobs and delivered multi-billion dollar returns for investors. In addition to this role, he serves on the boards of General Motors, Cruise, CrossFit, Asurion, and Lululemon.

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 21 Nov 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Jared A. Ellias

    Scott C. Collins Professor of Law at Harvard Law School

    **Please note that this luncheon will take place on a Thursday, instead of our regular luncheon date of Wednesdays**

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 4 Dec 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Professor John Coates

    John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics at

    Harvard Law School


    John Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School, has published The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything. The book analyzes the Big Four index funds of Vanguard, State Street, Fidelity, and BlackRock as well as the rise of private equity, which Coates calls “a quiet accumulation” in how power and capital is concentrated which “represents a dramatic transformation in how the American economy operates.”

    John Coates is the John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School, where he also serves as Deputy Dean and Research Director of the Center on the Legal Profession. Professor Coates served as General Counsel and as Acting Director for the Division of Corporation Finance for the SEC. Before joining Harvard, he was a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in financial institutions and M&A. At HLS and at HBS, he teaches corporate governance, M&A, finance, and related topics. He has testified before Congress, advised the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the New York Stock Exchange, and served as the Chair of the Investor-as-Owner Subcommittee of the Investor Advisory Committee of the SEC.

    Professor Coates’s most recent publication is The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 8 Jan 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Scott Clemons, CFA®

    Partner & Chief Investment Strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 22 Jan 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Professor Bengt Holmström

    Nobel Prize Winner for Economics in 2016 and Paul A. Samuelson Professor (Emeritus) at MIT

     

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 12 Feb 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Ed McLaughlin

    President & Chief Technology Officer at Mastercard

     

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 26 Feb 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    The Boston Economic Club Luncheon


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 12 Mar 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    James Poterba

    Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT

     

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 26 Mar 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Professor Claudia Goldin

    Henry Lee Professor of Economics

    Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences

    Harvard University


    Recipient of the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 9 Apr 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
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    Professor Andrei Shleifer

    John L. Loeb Professor of Economics at Harvard University

     

    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 30 Apr 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
    Register

    The Boston Economic Club Luncheon


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 7 May 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Paul Connolly Center 4th Fl
    Register

    The Boston Economic Club Luncheon


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

    • 21 May 2025
    • 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Harborview Dining Room, 31st Floor

    The Boston Economic Club Annual Dinner Meeting


    Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank. 

Past events

1 Oct 2024 Howard Marks, CFA: 'Navigating the Sea Change'
19 Sep 2024 Larry H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University
15 May 2024 The Boston Economic Club Annual Dinner Meeting - May 15, 2024
1 May 2024 Larry Wolfe & Lynn G. Larsen: "Presenting the Boston Symphony to the World - Touring the BSO"
17 Apr 2024 Dr. David Kelly: "Last Leg on the Road to Normal"
3 Apr 2024 Spencer Glendon: "Location, Duration, and Delusion: How and why economic models of climate change fail, and what to do about it."
20 Mar 2024 Dr. Doug Elmendorf: "Our Fiscal Future”
6 Mar 2024 Dr. Deborah Lucas, MIT: “The Rise of Credit Policy”
21 Feb 2024 Mr. Andrew Eschtruth: "Meeting the U.S. Retirement Challenge"
7 Feb 2024 Susan M. Collins, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
24 Jan 2024 Ivan Arreguin-Toft, Ph.D.: "Need to Know: Cybersecurity Past, Present, and Future"
10 Jan 2024 Susan Farist Butler, RN, MSN, PhD.: "Building Climate Stability: A Call to Action"
6 Dec 2023 Dr. Amy Finkelstein: "We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care"
9 Nov 2023 Dr. William H. Overholt: "China & America: Disengaging? Decoupling? Derisking?"
1 Nov 2023 Dr. Paul Sheard: "Money: Dispelling the Myths and Misunderstandings"
18 Oct 2023 Ms. Judy Chang: "The Challenges Associated with our Energy Transition"
4 Oct 2023 Brigadier General Enoch O. Woodhouse II: Interview with Ali Walsh
27 Sep 2023 Assistant Governor Tokiko Shimizu, Bank of Japan, will be speaking on Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy
13 Sep 2023 Dr. Laurence Kotlikoff: "How to Fix the Financial System for Real"

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