In its 117th year, The Economic Club of New York is pleased to introduce esteemed new additions to our leadership. Robert K. Steel, Vice Chair, Perella Weinberg Partners, has been appointed as the New Chair, succeeding John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who completed two terms and will continue as a Trustee. Dr. Dambisa Moyo, Member, House of Lords, Co-Founder, Versaca Investments, and Author, has been elevated to Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee. New Trustees elected to the Board of Trustees include ECNY Members Sander Gerber, Managing Partner, CEO & CIO, Hudson Bay Capital; Erika James, Dean, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; and Jeff Schoenfeld, Retired General Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman.

"The Club extends its gratitude to John Williams for his invaluable contributions as former Chair and looks forward to collaborating closely with Bob as Chair, Dambisa as Vice Chair, and our new Trustees,” states Barbara Van Allen, President and CEO of the Economic Club of New York. “Together, we are committed to upholding the Club's tradition of excellence and marshaling our mission." 

These newest Trustees join an impressive list of leaders who offer their guidance to the Club, including IBM Chair and CEO Arvind Krishna, Former Paypal President and CEO Dan Schulman, Retired Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. Partner Ed Cox, Maverick Capital Managing Partner Lee Ainslie, Cloudfare Chief Strategy Officer Stephanie Cohen, TIAA President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett, Bloomberg President and Chair Emeritus Peter T. Grauer, Hess Corporation CEO John. B. Hess, Apollo Global Management Partner William M. Lewis, Harvard University Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Partner and Co-Chair Daniel A. Neff, Insight Partners Managing Director Deven Parekh, RECOGNIZE Managing Partner and Co-Founder Charles Phillips, Ariel Investments Chair and Co-CEO John Rogers Jr., Founder/CEO of Moms First and Founder of Girls Who Code Reshma Saujani.

Read about all of our board members here.