President George W. Bush nominated Anthony (Tony) Ryan, and after being confirmed by the United States Senate, Ryan served as the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Financial Markets from 2006 to 2008 and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance from 2008 to 2009. He was in the most influential government in the world during the most severe global financial crisis since the Great Depression and played an instrumental role in steering the United States through the tumultuous period. Ryan was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award, the U.S. Treasury Department’s highest honor, for his leadership and contributions during the global financial crisis. The actions taken to navigate the crisis and mitigate future turmoil in the housing and capital markets have been playing out now for more than 15 years. Are they strong enough to deal with the current and future risks that threaten our capital markets, financial institutions and economy?
Through his first-hand experience “in the room where it happened” and his perspective as the CEO of a major institutional asset management firm, Ryan will share the lessons learned from 2008 to the present day and the implications for the future. He will address topics including the national debt, inflation, regulation, the U.S. dollar as the international currency, public and private institutions, and norms and values. As the U.S. government undergoes the transition of power between administrations (a process Ryan participated and helped facilitate in 2009), this program will examine the health and risks of the U.S. financial markets and institutions and features that contribute to the U.S. economy continue being the largest and most competitive in the world.
