Dec 6, 2005
NJBankers Podcast #1: Forecast 2006 Recorded Thursday, December
1, 2005 (163.3 mb mono MP3 file, 1:58:55)
What direction will New Jersey's economy take in 2006? What effect
will our new governor have on the business climate?
Who better to answer these and other questions than the head of the
NJ State Chamber of Commerce, the Chief Examiner for the New Jersey
Deparment of Banking and Insurance and the Chairman of the NJ
Council of Economic Advisors?
Now, as a benefit of your NJBankers Membership, listen to the
entire program in this first of a series of podcast recordings,
produced for NJBankers by Lubetkin & Co. Communications LLC of
Cherry Hill, NJ (www.lubetkin.net).
Speakers
Thomas A. Bracken
President & CEO, Sun Bancorp, Inc.
Mr. Bracken began his banking career with New Jersey National Bank
in 1969. He was named Executive Vice President and Head of
Commercial Banking in 1975, and retained that position through
CoreStates' acquisition of New Jersey National Bank. In 1993, Mr.
Bracken was named President of CoreStates/New Jersey National Bank
and in 1998, following the CoreStates merger with First Union Bank,
he was appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial
and Government Banking for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. In
May of 2000, Mr. Bracken was named Executive Director of First
Union's Public Sector Group. Tom currently is the Chairman of the
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Joseph J. Seneca
University Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning &
Public Policy
Dr. Seneca is Chairman of the New Jersey Council of Economic
Advisors. The Council prepares semiannual economic outlooks and
advises the Governor and Legislature on economic policy and
economic development. He has taught at all levels of instruction
throughout his career at Rutgers and has received numerous awards
for exemplary teaching and contributions to public service. Dr.
Seneca is the author of numerous articles, reports and books on
economic policy, public finance, environmental economics and state
economic development. He was named the 2002 Educator of the Year by
the Research and Development Council of New Jersey.
Janine J. Akey
Chief Examiner, NJ Department of Banking & Insurance
Mrs. Akey has served as the Chief Examiner of the Division of
Banking since October 1989. As Chief Examiner, Mrs. Akey is
responsible for the examination and supervision program for all
State chartered commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan
associations, trust companies and holding companies for the State
chartered institutions. Mrs. Akey has also served as the Secretary
to the Bank Advisory Board since 1994.