American Bankers Association

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American Bankers Association(ABA) located in Washington, DC is currently seeking a Senior Economist to work with our Office of Chief Economists/Economic & Policy Research department. Incumbent shall act as an advisor to the Chief Economist in developing policy positions, arguments to support them, and research and analyses necessary to support ABA's position or refute positions in opposition. Responsible for anticipating events, conditions and policy concerns likely to affect the industry and analyzing these emerging issues and suggesting a course of action for ABA research on them. This involves working closely with the communications staff, alerting them to these issues of concern and helping articulate ABA’s position on them. The incumbent will write economic columns for various ABA publications and will give economic presentations to banker groups.

Ph.D. in economics, finance or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years of related banking or bank policy experience required (or equivalent combination of related training and experience). Knowledge of banking and finance required to include managerial experience essential. Ability to take on new issues quickly and bring the analytical expertise and economics training to bear on the subject in support of the banking industry’s position.