The Economy in 2002

David D. Hale is the Global Chief Economist for the Zurich Financial Services Group and its investment affiliates. In this position, he advises the group's domestic and global fund management operations on the economic outlook and a wide range of public policy issues. He joined the group following its acquisition of Kemper Corporation, where he had served as Chief Economist for many years. Mr. Hale also serves as Chairman of the Board of China Online, L.L.C., a service provider for business and economic news about China.

Mr. Hale writes on a broad range of economic subjects and his articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Far Eastern Economic Review, The Financial Times of London, The New York Times, The Nihon Kezai Shimbun, The Financial Analyst Journal, The Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy and other publications. In 1978, he was appointed a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Task Force on the Conceptual Framework (for accounting standards) because of articles he wrote on inflation accounting. He has frequently testified before congressional committees on domestic and international economic policy issues and done briefings for senior officials in the executive branch, including President Bush. Since 1990, he also has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense on how changes in the global economy are affecting U.S. security relationships.

Participants

• David Hale
  Founder, Hale Advisors LLC