Dr. McTeer is a Distinguished Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), a non-partisan market-oriented public policy institute headquartered in Dallas, TX. He has become a premier source for addressing macro-economic issues, including monetary, fiscal, tax, and education policy. Offering astute, outspoken, and straight-forward economic insight for policy decision makers, investment managers, and institutional investors, Dr. McTeer advocates market solutions for public policy problems predicated on years of professional experience. Amongst many others, some of the benefits to using Bob as a resource would be his elaborate knowledge and keen concentration on inflationary pressures and current trends relating to the U.S. dollar. His time as a central banker and inside knowledge of the Fed workings allows him to speak authoritatively on what the current regulatory, business, and economic environments mean to the financial industry.

Dr. McTeer is an ideal resource to interpret Federal Reserve statements to the media, as well as, the likely direction of monetary policy. In addition, Bob is well-suited to address the situation in the financial industry.

PRINCIPAL/ANALYST

Dr. McTeer earned his B.B.A and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia; where he went on to teach for 2 years following the completion of his degrees. In 1968, Dr. McTeer began an illustrious and notable 36-year career with the Federal Reserve System, which was highlighted by 14 years as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. During his career with the Federal Reserve System, he was a member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) with Alan Greenspan. He has taught economics at notable universities, including University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, and John Hopkins University. He currently resides as Distinguished Fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis. Prior to joining the NCPA, Dr. McTeer was Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System for approximately 2 years. The System is comprised of 9 universities, 7 state agencies, 25,000 employees and a budget totaling $2.5 billion. The following are some of Dr. McTeer's career highlights:

• 36-year career with the Federal Reserve System, highlighted by 14 years as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Serves on the Boards of Directors of Guaranty Bank, the Westwood Holdings Group, and Refocus Group
• Served 14 years on the FOMC with Alan Greenspan and 3 years with Ben Bernanke
• Former member of the Board of Overseers of University of Georgia's Terry College of Business (named Distinguished Alumnus in 1991).
• Past president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education
• Former board member of the National Council on Economic Education
• Featured as a Texas Legend in Business in 2004 by the Texas Cable News Network
• Frequent guest on CNBC and also appears on Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio
• Authored numerous opinion pieces for the Wall Street Journal
• Was regarded by many as a possible replacement to Alan Greenspan

• 2 briefings per year; 1 via teleconference and 1 in person
• Quarterly briefing; just prior to each Fed meeting

The fee is dependent upon the client's needs.