Join us for the sixth Annual Economic Summit, the premier business and economic event of the year complete with expert speakers along with great networking - an event unmatched in our region.

Guest Speaker - Tom Barkin 
Tom Barkin is the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He joined the Richmond Fed in January 2018.


This event is a celebration of the economic vitality of our region and will sell out fast.  Cost to attend is $30 per person. As part of your registration, you will also receive a $10 gift card to a local Alliance member restaurant or business.  Please RSVP by noon, November 30th by calling (434) 845-5966, emailing info@lynchburgregion.org or online.

More information on the speaker:
In this role, he is responsible for the Bank's monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services as well as oversight of the Federal Reserve System's information technology organization. Barkin served as a voting member in 2018 on the Federal Reserve's chief monetary policy body, the federal Open Market Committee.

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Barkin was a senior partner and chief financial officer at McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Barkin oversaw McKinsey's offices in the southern United States and provided strategic counsel to a diverse portfolio of clients. Barkin also served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2009 to 2014 and was the board's chairman from 2013 to 2014. 

Barkin is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees and the greater Washington Partnership. 

Barkin earned his bachelor's, master's and law degrees from Harvard University.