An Evening with Dean James Bullard: The Federal Reserve

IHS Member: Free, Guest: $5

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. This robust system is managed through monetary policy put forth by Federal Reserve Bank presidents around the nation. James Bullard, current Dean of the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University and one of the nation’s foremost economists, was one of those policymakers for fifteen years.

Come hear from Dean Bullard himself as he shares his experiences with the Federal Reserve, his insights as an economist, and his reflections on the legacy of the Federal Reserve as we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Following the conversation, there will be a dessert reception.

About James Bullard

Jim Bullard, former president of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and one of the nation’s foremost economists and respected scholar-leaders, was chosen in July 2023 as the inaugural dean of the reimagined Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University. 

Bullard is charged with inspiring, further developing and implementing Purdue’s reimagined approach to a top-ranked business school across undergraduate, graduate, executive and research programs, preparing tomorrow’s business leaders and entrepreneurs in the Daniels School that is grounded in the principles of free enterprise, free market economy in generating opportunities and prosperity, and in the hallmarks of a well-rounded Purdue education and with a particular emphasis on tech-driven, analytics-based business success.  

Serving 15 years as the sitting president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Bullard earned significant praise and accolades for his long-standing leadership and innovative thinking as part of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in guiding the direction of U.S. monetary policy. A noted economist and scholar, Bullard had been the longest-serving Federal Reserve Bank president in the country and ranked as the seventh-most influential economist in the world in 2014.