Economic Outlook Breakfast

Hear what the experts predict for the economy in 2024.

After spending the past 30 years as managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo’s Corporate
and Investment Bank, Mark Vitner founded Piedmont Crescent Capital this past year. At his new firm,
Mark provides analysis of the macro economy to clients located throughout the country and writes a
series of reports on the US economy, local economies, small business, and residential and commercial
real estate. He also provides economic content for CAVU Securities, writing their monthly newsletter,
The CAVU Compass.

Originally from Atlanta, Mark earned a BBA in economics from the University of Georgia, an MBA from
the University of North Florida and completed further graduate work in economics at the University of
Florida. Mark is a member of the National Association of Business Economics and completed the NABE
Advanced Training in Economics Program at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also a member of NABE’s
inaugural Certified Business Economist (CBE) class.

Mark is active in the community, co-founding the Charlotte NABE chapter and serving as board chair for
the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community. Mark also chaired the Economic Advisory Council
for the California Chamber of Commerce for several years and currently serves on the Joint Advisory
Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia. His commentary has been featured in The New
York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and many other publications. Mark also makes frequent
guest appearances on CNBC and other major networks.