Kathy Bostjancic is director for macroeconomic analysis at The Conference Board. 

A specialist in the U.S. economy and financial markets, she is a member of the team that produces the U.S. economic forecast and global outlook for The Conference Board. She oversees and is a regular participant in The Conference Board Economics Watch™ monthly webcasts and frequently briefs member firms and larger audiences on the economic outlook.s. Bostjancic also appears regularly on Bloomberg Radio and TV and in the financial press. 

Her recent publications include Economic Growth in the EU in the Age of Globalization: Issues and Policies, in which she and chief economist Bart van Ark examine the short-run and long term economic outlooks for the major global economies and the potential impact of global fiscal stimulus packages.

Ms. Bostjancic was previously senior director, U.S. economist, at Merrill Lynch. She holds an MA in economics from New York University and a BA in economics from Rutgers College.