Benjamin R. Mandel, executive director, is an economist in Multi-Asset Solutions, based in New York. As a member of the Global Multi-Asset Strategy team, he formulates tactical asset allocation views based on analysis of the global economy. He is also currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Ben began his career as an economist in the International Finance division at the Federal Reserve Board and later moved to the International Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, he was a member of the Global Economics team at Citi Research. Ben’s academic research has been published in leading scholarly journals, including: American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Quantitative Finance and the Journal of Economic Perspectives. He has held adjunct faculty positions at NYU Stern School of Business and Georgetown University, as well as various consultancy roles for the World Bank. Ben holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis and a B.Sc. in Applied Economics from Cornell University.