Brian Wesbury Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
Travels From:
ORD - Chicago (All Airports)
Primary Topic Category:
Economy
Secondary Topic Category:
Business & Entrepreneurship
Brian Wesbury Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Brian Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P., a financial services firm based in Wheaton, Illinois. Mr. Wesbury has been a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago since 1999. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX where he works closely with its 4%-Growth Project. His writing appears in various magazines, newspapers and blogs, and he appears regularly on Fox, Bloomberg, CNBC and BNN Canada TV.
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