Maury Harris was Managing Director and Chief Economist for the Americas for the UBS investment bank. He has been named numerous times to the Institutional Investor AllAmerica Research Team over the past two decades. Dr. Harris is a past President of the Forecaster’s Club of New York. In the January, 2012 issue of the Bloomberg News monthly magazine, Maury and his team of economists were judged to be the most accurate US economic forecasters in 2011 and 2010. Prior to the UBS AG acquisition of PaineWebber Incorporated, he was the Chief Economist for PaineWebber. Before that, Dr. Harris worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and The Bank for International Settlements. Dr. Harris holds a PhD in economics from Columbia University, an MA in economics from Columbia University, and a BA in economics from University of Texas, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Maury is now affiliated with the City University of New York Graduate Center adult learning program where he recently has taught criminology.