Dean Maki, a 1983 graduate of Forest Lake High School, is now serving as a managing director and chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital, based in New York City. Maki is responsible for analyzing and forecasting the U.S. economy and monetary and fiscal policy. Maki joined Barclays in February of 2005 from JP Morgan Chase, where he was vice president of economic research responsible for forecasts of Federal Reserve policy, the federal budget and treasury debt issuance. Prior to his work with JP Morgan Chase, he was a U.S. economist at Putnam Investments and a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board where his research focused on the relationship between household balance sheets and consumer spending. His research has been published in a number of academic journals. Maki and his wife Jody, and children Alina and Ari, live in Rye, NY. He is the son of Franklin and Ellen Maki of Forest Lake. Dean Maki holds a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from St. Olaf College, Northfield.

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