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G. Edward DeSeve, Special Advisor to the US President for Recovery Implementation and Guest Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University - Australia will provide invaluable insight into his experiences in driving the US economy out of the GFC.

MEET THE SPEAKER

In March 2009, US President Barack Obama announced that G. Edward DeSeve, would coordinate efforts at the Office of Management and Budget to implement the economic stimulus package to drive the US Economy out of the GFC.

In this position, DeSeve served as a special adviser to President Obama and assistant to Vice President Joe Biden, focused on managing interagency efforts to address provisions of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That work, the White House said, would complement oversight efforts led by Earl Devaney, head of the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board.

Previously Edward served as Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and was a Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania; Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland and CEO of Strategy and Solution Partners. He was deputy director for management at OMB during the latter part of President Clinton's term in office. During DeSeve's tenure, he was a key player in coordinating the federal response to the Y2K computer issue.

Before serving at OMB, DeSeve was the chief financial officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1994. Prior to that, he worked in the financial services industry in the private sector. DeSeve also has worked for the city of Philadelphia and as a special assistant to Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey.

Mr DeSeve's participation has been secured and arranged by Carnegie Mellon University-Australia.

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