Keynote Speaker
Named by The Michigan Chronicle as one of 2007's ten people making a global difference, Ephren W. Taylor II is the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company ever – City Capital Corporation.
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Special Presentation
As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Sandra Pianalto has both national and local leadership responsibilities and participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy.
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State Housing Plenary
Since 1980, William (Bill) Faith has worked in the affordable housing field with a special focus on very low-income and special needs people.
For the past 15 years, he has been the Executive Director of COHHIO. More
Federal Policy Plenary
Richard Cordray was elected Ohio Attorney General in November 2008. He previously served as Ohio Treasurer of State, Franklin County Treasurer, State Representative, and as Ohio's first Solicitor General. More
Ohio Economic Forecast
Kevin L. Boyce was sworn in as the 47th Treasurer of the State of Ohio on January 7, 2009. Prior to his appointment Boyce served eight years as a member of the Columbus City Council.
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Special Keynote Presentation
Sandra Pianalto
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Sandra Pianalto has both national and local leadership responsibilities. She participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and she oversees 1,450 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise financial institutions, and provide payment services to commercial banks and the U.S. government.
Ms. Pianalto's tenure with the Bank spans 26 years. She joined the Bank in 1983 as an Economist in the Research Department. She was appointed Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs in 1984, Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Directors in 1988, and First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993. She assumed her position as President in 2003.
Before joining the Bank, Ms. Pianalto was an Economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and served on the staff of the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ms. Pianalto is active in the Fourth District's civic community. She is chairman of the board of United Way of Greater Cleveland and serves on the boards of a number of other community organizations, including The Cleveland Foundation, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, University Hospitals, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ms. Pianalto earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from The University of Akron and a Master’s degree in Economics from The George Washington University. She is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and holds honorary degrees from The University of Akron, Baldwin-Wallace College, Kent State University, Ursuline College, Notre Dame College, Cleveland State University, and John Carroll University.
