John Silvia

Managing Director and Chief Economist
Wachovia Corporation

     Dr. John Silvia joined Wachovia Corporation in February 2002 as chief economist for the Bank.  Previously, John worked on Capitol Hill as senior economist for the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and chief economist for the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.  Prior to that, he was chief economist of Kemper Funds and managing director of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.

     John holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. degree in economics from Northeastern University in Boston and has a Master’s degree in economics from Brown University in Providence, RI.

     John serves as a member of the Blue Chip Panel of Economic Forecasters and also serves on an informal advisory group for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  He is a director of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE).  He serves on the Economic Development Board for the State of North Carolina as appointed by Governor Mike Easley.  He was a member of the Economic Advisory Committee at the American Bankers Association and was President of the Charlotte Economics Club.  In the past, John has served on economic advisory committees to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Public Securities Association.

     In addition, John is a member and former Treasurer of the Board of Directors for The Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, a Charlotte civic association. He is currently a member of the Business Advisory Committee for the City of Charlotte and he serves on the President’s Council for Charlotte’s Central Piedmont Community College as well as a member of the Advisory Council to the Business School at Appalachian State University.

 
Source:  Wachovia Corporation website, 4/09