Detroit Economic Club

YL CEO SERIES: Rachel Stewart
2025-02-06 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Gardner White, 4445 N Atlantic Blvd, Auburn Hills, 48326, United States
Diane Swonk

Chief Economist KPMG

BIO

Diane Swonk
Chief Economist, KPMG

Diane Swonk began her career with money-center bank First Chicago. She climbed from entry-level to Director of Research and Chief Economist at Bank One, the merged bank. She spent more than a decade as Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist at the financial services firm, Mesirow Financial. Before joining KPMG, Diane had her own economics consulting firm and worked at Grant Thornton. Diane now heads up the growing economics team at KPMG to serve partners and clients, and to engage with the media to help showcase the firm’s achievements.
She has served as an advisor to the National Economic Council (NEC) on a nonpartisan basis. She regularly briefs the regional Federal Reserve banks and the Board of Governors in Washington, DC. She has provided Congressional testimony on income inequality and how to preserve and bolster the quality of government economic statistics.
She was recently named by Barron’s as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance for 2026. In addition, she has been honored by her peers as Fellow of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) for outstanding contributions to the field. She serves on the NABE statistics committee to advocate for better information on the economy. Diane serves on the board of the Posse Foundation in Chicago, an organization dedicated to increasing access to higher education. She is active in supporting scholarships and programs to diversify the ranks of economists with more women and underrepresented minorities with her alumni groups and work on the NABE Foundation. She is a member of many business groups, including the Economic Advisory Board of the US Chamber of Commerce, the Council on Foreign Relations, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Network, the oldest networking group for women executives in the country.

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About THIS MEETING

Join Diane Swonk for an executive-level briefing on the outlook for the US economy—and what it means for strategy, pricing, hiring and investment decisions. Swonk will cover the inflation and employment backdrop, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory and the forces likely to shape growth in the year ahead, including implications for demand, credit conditions and operating costs.

PRESIDING OFFICER

Kevin VoigtMichigan Managing PartnerKPMG

MODERATOR

Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business

PODCAST

FULL MEETING VIDEO

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VENUE

MotorCity Casino Hotel

2901 Grand River Ave

Detroit,

MI

48201

United States

DETAILS

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

11:00 am

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1:20 pm

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A Conversation with Liz Cheney and Jonathan Karl
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Michigan’s Competitive Advantage: Harnessing the Power of the University Research Corridor
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DEC Presents Special Guest Speaker: President Donald J. Trump
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YL CEO SERIES: David C. Dauch
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Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy
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The Exit Interview
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2024 Young Leader Conference
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Strengthening the U.S. Auto Industry
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An America as Strong as Steel
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2024 Detroit Tigers
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Gordie Howe International Bridge Tour
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MSU Athletics: All-Access
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A Conversation with Mary Barra
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YL Networking Event: Spring Swing Putt-Putt
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Forever Disrupting: T-Mobile’s Evolution From Underdog to Leader in Wireless and Beyond
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