Jill Schlesinger

Jill Schlesinger

Business Analyst, CBS News

Jill Schlesinger

Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy-nominated, Business Analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.

Sessions

  • Thursday, May 07, 2015 9:30am - 10:15am

    State of the Global Economy: On the Brink

    • Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, Chair of President Obama’s Global Development Council, former CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO
    • Jill Schlesinger, Business Analyst, CBS News

    Join Mohammed El-Erian for a fireside chat with Jill Schlesinger of CBS News, as they discuss the challenges posed by a slowing global economy. Hear insights on:

    1. How the Federal Reserve changed the calculus in Oct ’14 by ending the QE era
    2. Impact of declining commodity prices on the global economy
    3. Erosion of the growing middle class in emerging markets
    4. Changes in investor confidence