Join Utah’s leading economists for a discussion on our nation’s growing debt crisis and its implications for Utah, featuring Mike Murphy, Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Lunch tickets are $20 per person. Please email us at economicclubofutah@utah.edu if you wish to register multiple guests. Current students may also attend at a discounted rate by emailing their information.

Panelists:

Jonathan Ball, Director, Office of the Utah Legislative Fiscal Analyst

Phil Dean, Utah State Budget Director and Chief Economist

Juliette Tennert, Director of Economic and Public Policy Research, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

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About Mike Murphy:

Mike Murphy is Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, where he manages policy research and analysis on a variety of topics related to fiscal policy and the federal budget, as well as coordinates a wide array of projects related to advancing the Committee’s policy related initiatives. Prior to joining the Committee, Mike worked for the Comeback America Initiative, a non-profit founded by David Walker, Former Comptroller General of the United States, whose mission is to educate and engage the public about federal, state and local fiscal issues. Previously, Mike also worked as a Senior Transportation Program Analyst for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as well as in legislative affairs for the American Cancer Society and on Capitol Hill. Mike received his bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Masters of Public Administration and a Certificate of Health Services Management and Policy from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.