Council of Economic Advisers

The Council of Economic Advisers was created by Executive Order 34. The Council responsibilities include:

Advising the Governor's Office on all pertinent trends, which affect economic activities within the State. The trends that the Council will track shall include, but not be limited to: personal income, employment, agricultural manufacturing, workforce, and population indicators. The Council shall also recommend policies to improve the economic well being of the State.
The Council shall make suggestions for a system to improve the quality of information gathered by state officials to assess the State's economy, and estimate future state revenues.
The Council shall make suggestions for a system for improving the manner in which state officials assess information for purposes of examining the State's economy and estimating future state revenues.
The Council shall make suggestions for a system for improving the dissemination of economic information across the state enterprise.

CEA Meeting Agendas:

David Roederer, Interim Director & State Budget Director Iowa Department of Management - Chair
Bob Baur, Global Markets Economist, Principal Financial Group
Nancy Dunkel, Vice President, Fidelity Bank & Trust
J. Michael Earley, President,Bankers Trust
Lisel Eathington, Census Data Analyst, Iowa State University
Bill Goodwin, Broker, Wachovia Securities
Arne Hallam, Dean of the Business College, Iowa State University
Stacey Johnson, Director, Public Affairs, John Deere Credit
Jon Mueller, President, Mueller Consulting, Inc.
Karin Peterson, Vice President of Human Resources, Pella Corporation
Mark Schuling, Director, Iowa Department of Revenue
Ann Wagner, Labor Market Economist, Iowa Workforce Development
Charles Whiteman, Associate Dean, Tipple College of Business, University of Iowa