Dr. Anirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of
Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy
consulting firm headquartered in
Baltimore, Maryland with an office in Orlando, Florida.
The firm provides strategic analytical
services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical
systems, government agencies, and real
estate developers among others.
In 2014, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
appointed Dr. Basu as Chair of the Maryland
Economic Development Commission
(2014-2021). Dr. Basu serves as Chairman of the
Baltimore County Economic Advisory
Committee. He also serves the chief economist
function for Associated Builders and
Contractors, the Construction Financial
Management Association, the Modular
Building Institute, the Maryland Bankers
Association, the International Food
Distributors Association, and several others.
He has taught at several universities,
most frequently at the Johns Hopkins University.
He currently teaches History of Economic
Thought at Goucher College as their
Distinguished Economist in Residence.
In 2007, 2016, and 2022, the Daily Record
newspaper selected Dr. Basu as one of
Maryland’s 50 most influential people. The
Baltimore Business Journal named him one
of the region’s 20 most powerful business
leaders in 2010.
Dr. Basu is currently on the boards of the
University of Maryland School of Law, St.
Mary’s College, the University of Maryland
Medical Center, the University System of
Maryland Foundation, the Lyric Opera
House, and the Center Club. He is also on Truist
Bank’s advisory board.
Dr. Basu earned his B.S. in Foreign
Service at Georgetown University. He earned his
Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard
University’s John F. Kennedy School of
Government, and his Master’s in Economics
from the University of Maryland, College
Park. He acquired his Juris Doctor
at the University of Maryland School of Law. He
completed his doctoral work at UMBC with a
concentration in health economics.
Keynote: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
08/27/2024
10:35 - 11:45
Has the Federal
Reserve successfully engineered a soft landing? Or is the confluence of
geopolitical conflict, a presidential election, rising consumer debt levels,
and still high interest rates conspiring to produce an economic downturn in the
short term? It is difficult to know whether 2025 will be a good year. But one thing is clear, it will be a very interesting one. This
presentation will supply in-depth analysis of major factors shaping economic
outcomes, including interest rates, global conflict, wage dynamics, business
confidence, and demographics. It will then turn toward a forecast for the
coming year, highlighting the major risks that economic stakeholders will
likely encounter.