Austan Goolsbee to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual SIA Award Dinner
Noted economist will provide insight on issues of importance to U.S. semiconductor industry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that noted economist Austan Goolsbee will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming SIA Award Dinner, which will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13 in San Jose, Calif. Goolsbee has served as chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers and a member of the cabinet, as well as the chief economist for the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
"Entertaining as he is knowledgeable, Austan Goolsbee is among the world's leading experts on business, government and the economy," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association. "The semiconductor industry is a key driver of America's economic strength and global competitiveness. Mr. Goolsbee's knowledge and experience in these areas are unparalleled, and we look forward to his insights and perspectives as the keynote presenter at our Annual Award Dinner."
Goolsbee is the Robert P. Gwinn professor of Economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and he currently serves as a member of the Economic Advisory Panel to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as a strategic partner at 32 Advisors, a global consulting and advisory firm. In 2005, he was selected as one of The Financial Times' six "Gurus of the Future" and in 2009 was voted "D.C.'s Funniest Celebrity." Goolsbee earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in Economics from Yale University and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The SIA Award Dinner also will feature the presentation of the semiconductor industry's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award. Earlier this month, SIA announced that John P. Daane, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Altera, will receive the 2014 Noyce Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the U.S. semiconductor industry.
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About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America's top export industries and a key driver of America's economic strength, national security and global competitiveness. Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics – enable the systems and products that we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs nearly a quarter of a million people in the United States. In 2013, U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $155 billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion dollar electronics industry possible. Founded in 1977 by five microelectronics pioneers, SIA unites companies that account for 80 percent of America's semiconductor production. Through this coalition, SIA seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of semiconductor design and manufacturing by working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry stakeholders to encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel business and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org.
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