August 8, 1994
TO: BOARD OF GOVERNORS NO. 72-94
INDUSTRY STATISTICS COMMITTEE NO. 16-94
RESEARCH COMMITTEE NO. 22-94
RE: Appointment of John D. Rea to be Vice President and Chief
Economist
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I am pleased to announce the appointment of John D. Rea to be Vice
President and Chief Economist of the Institute.
Dr. Rea joins the Institute from the staff of the Federal Reserve
Board in Washington where for the last five years he was Chief of
the Capital Markets Section of the Division of Research and
Statistics. Previously Dr. Rea had been Professor and Chairman,
Department of Economics at Oklahoma State University. He received
a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and
a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Missouri. Dr. Rea is
married and has three children.
Matthew P. Fink
President