As the highly respected former Chief Economist for JPMorgan Chase for 25 years, Anthony Chan is recognized for his deep expertise in global financial markets and extensive media contributions. Chan earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland in May 1986, following his Master of Arts in Economics in 1983 and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance & Investments from Baruch College in 1979. During his doctoral studies from 1985 to 1986, he served as a Doctoral Fellow at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.
His significant influence extended to serving on the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association from 2001 to 2002, where he regularly briefed then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other board members twice a year on critical economic matters. After concluding his distinguished career at JPMorgan Chase in 2019, Chan founded Chan Economics LLC in 2020. Through his firm, he continues to provide invaluable insights on the global economy and financial markets, delivering client presentations to a diverse international and domestic audience across the United States. He also contributes his expertise as a member of the prestigious Blue-Chip Monthly Forecasting panel and authors a weekly economics newsletter titled ‘People Economics’, which offers timely analysis to subscribers.
Chan’s authoritative economic analysis has been widely quoted in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and Investors Business Daily. He is a highly sought-after media commentator, having made over 650 live television appearances on prominent networks including CNBC, CNN International, Fox Business News, CGTN, and Chinese Television, consistently offering expert commentary on market trends and economic forecasts.