July Luncheon Speaker - Rick Mattoon - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Rick Mattoon is a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mattoon's primary research focuses on issues that face the Midwest regional economy. His analysis of electricity restructuring and energy issues, higher education policy, regional economic development and state and local government finance has appeared in numerous publications. Mattoon also serves as a lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mattoon began his career at the Chicago Fed in 1990. In 1997 he left the bank to serve as a policy advisor for economic development, energy and telecommunications to the Governor of Washington. He later served as director of policy and legislation for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. He returned to the bank in 2001.

Mattoon received a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.A. from the University of Chicago.