Weekly Lunch Meeting - Lunch buffet to open 11:45am, with the first bell at 12:15pm.
The "Economic Forecast" program will be provided by Rhea Thomas, M&T Bank.
Economist Rhea Thomas will provide an overview of key indicators to watch for and the economic outlook going into 2020. Rhea is an Economist at Wilmington Trust, a division of M&T Bank. Her responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing economic developments in domestic and international economies for the Wilmington Trust Investment Committee and the firm, as well as communicating the economic outlook to internal and external audiences. She is a regular contributor to the firm’s Wilmington Wire research blog. Previously, Rhea was a Vice President in Foreign Exchange Sales at Lehman Brothers, where she provided primary sales coverage to institutional clients. Earlier in her career, she focused on Foreign Exchange Research, where she helped to build models and write publications to explain currency market movements and trade ideas. Rhea earned a BA in Economics and International Studies with Distinction from Yale University.