Barclays announces the appointment of Michael Gapen as Chief US Economist

Mr. Gapen will head the US Economics Research team

LONDON, 26-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays today announced the appointment of Michael Gapen as Chief US Economist. Based in New York, Mr. Gapen will lead the US Economics Research team and will report to Christian Keller, Head of Economics Research.

“Michael has played a key role in the success of our US Economics product and building our client franchise,” said Mr. Keller. “His experience and deep knowledge of the US economy is complemented by a commercial focus on highlighting investment opportunities created by economic and monetary policy changes. His views are valued by our clients worldwide.”

Prior to taking on this role, Mr. Gapen was a Senior US Economist at Barclays, responsible for the firm’s outlook for the US economy and, in particular, US monetary policy and the effect of financial markets on the economy. He will continue with these responsibilities in his new role. Mr. Gapen joined Barclays in 2010 from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, where he was Section Chief responsible for monetary and financial market analysis. Prior to that, he served as an Economist with the International Monetary Fund.

Mr. Gapen has also taught Finance and Economics at institutions including the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University, Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. He holds a Ph D in Economics from the Department of Economics at Indiana University.

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