We are proud to once again partner with our Portland offices to welcome John Mitchell, nationally-renowned economist and speaker, who will give us an update on the state of the economy both nationally and locally.
2023 Virtual Economic Seminar
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm (PST)
RSVP by Friday, February 24 at:
erict@thehgroup.com | (503) 371-3333
After you RSVP, please watch your inbox for a link to the presentation.
At our virtual presentation, John will discuss:
- The state of the US economy, as it ends the third year of the pandemic, and prospects for 2023
- Analysis of the data and what it means in plain English
- What the economic indicators are telling us
- How these trends translate to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
John Mitchell received his B.A. degree from Williams College and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oregon. He is a fellow of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a professor of economics at Boise State University for 13 years, before joining U.S. Bancorp in 1983. He was Chief Economist of U.S. Bancorp until July of 1998 and served as Economist Western Region for US Bank until July of 2007, He wrote US Bank’s economic publications and was a columnist for Oregon Business Magazine. He was Business Analyst for KPTV on Portland. He served as Sterling Bank’s economist from 2007 to 2012. He has been making economic presentations on the nation and the region for more than 52 years and currently speaks to business groups around the nation.
John was a member of the Western Blue Chip Forecast Panel, the ABA’s Panel of Economists, a Trustee of the Aquila Tax Free Trust of Oregon, and a Board member of Oregon Mutual Insurance. He is a Board member of Northwest Bank. John was Chairman of the Oregon Council of Economic Advisors from 1992 to 1998 and a member from 1984 to 1998. He currently serves on the Association of Washington Business’s Council of Economic Advisers.
John and his wife, Carol, live in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He enjoys biking, railroading, kayaking, and his granddaughters.
