Speakers « NVAR Economic Summit

The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly

US House of Representatives (VA-11)

Serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th District
Serves on the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A member of two Foreign Affairs Subcommittees: Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade; and Mideast and South Asia. On the Government Reform Committee, as well as several subcommittees
Fairfax County Supervisor (1994-2008); Chairman (2003-2008)
10 years on staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Worked in the non-profit and private sectors for organizations and companies involved in international trade, regulatory matters, and research
M.A., Public Administration, Harvard University; B.A., Literature, Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Vice President, Single-Family Research & Policy Development
Mortgage Bankers Association

Vice President of Single-Family Research and Policy Development for the Mortgage Bankers Association; previously Senior Director of Single Family Research and Economics
Prior to joining MBA, served as Economic Strategist within the Enterprise Risk Management Group of Washington Mutual and Director of Economic and Policy Research at Fannie Mae
Served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington, Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and Georgetown universities
Has published papers in various economics and real estate finance academic journals
Ph.D., Economics, Johns Hopkins University; B.A., Economics, The College of William and Mary

Executive of Default Management Public Policy & Outreach,
Servicing Division, Bank of America Home Loans

Manages Bank of America’s servicing strategy and interaction for default management policy and loss mitigation with the United States Congress, industry associations, community outreach partners, and non-profit housing counselors
Leads the Homeownership Preservation and Advocacy team, responsible for community events that provide face-to-face assistance to economically impacted home owners
Provides training to regional non-profit housing counselors

Chief Economist, Freddie Mac

Appointed to the position of Chief Economist in December 2001 and Vice President in March 2004
Involved in the analysis of affordable lending activities and policy issues affecting the housing industry
Prior to being named Chief Economist, Nothaft served as Deputy Chief Economist for Freddie Mac and an Economist with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
A widely quoted expert on housing and economic issues, Nothaft makes frequent guest appearances in both local and national media outlets
Nothaft holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and is a member of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association

Chief Economist & Senior Vice President of Research
National Association of Realtors®

Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the National Association of Realtors® (2000 – Present)
Former economic consultant to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Education
Featured appearances on CNBC, BBC, and Bloomberg TV and a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States
Recently listed by USA Today among the top 10 economic forecasters in the country
Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park; undergraduate degree, Purdue University

Director, Center for Regional Analysis, School of Public Policy
George Mason University

Professor (1994 – Present) and Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University (GMU)
Director, Ph.D. Program in Public Policy, GMU, 1998 – 2000; 2001-present
Faculty, George Washington University, 1969 -1994
Author, field of urban and regional economic development; reports on Washington metropolitan area and Fairfax County economies, with focus on changing structure of metropolitan area economies
Ph.D., Regional Planning and Economic Development, Cornell University; B.A., Economics, Rutgers University