Join us for an in-person fireside chat with James Grant and Richard Sylla, as they discuss the evolving role of the Federal Reserve throughout US history. Topics include the origins of the Fed; learnings from the Panic of 1907, the Forgotten Depression of 1921 and the Volcker Shock of 1979-1986; as well as the Fed’s role today. 

About the Speakers
James Grant is the founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. He is an alumnus of Indiana University (and, before that, of the USS Hornet). Among his nine books are Money of the Mind, a history of borrowing and lending in America; a life of John Adams, the second president of the United States; and, most recently, a biography of the great Victorian financial journalist and central bankers’ muse, Walter Bagehot. 

Dr. Richard Sylla is a professor emeritus of Economics and the former Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets at New York University Stern School of Business. He is the author of several books, including Alexander Hamilton: The Illustrated Biography, Genealogy of American Finance, The American Capital Market and A History of Interest Rates. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the Journal of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Small Business In American Life and Business and Economic History. He has served on the editorial board of many journals that include Enterprise and Society, Economic and Financial History Abstracts and Financial History magazine. He served as president of the Economic History Association and the Business History Conference. He has been a member of the Museum of American Finance’s Board of Trustees since 2004 and served as chairman from 2010-2020. He is also a guest curator of several of the Museum’s exhibits.

Doors open at 5:30pm. This event is free, but registration is required and space is limited. Conversation will be followed by audience Q&A and reception. This program has been organized by the Student Advisory Council (SAC) and the Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital Club (IBPEVC) at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.

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