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Biography of the Speaker -- Jay L.Tontz Dr. Jay L. Tontz joined the faculty at California State University, Hayward (now East Bay) in the fall of 1969 after teaching for three years at the U. S. Air Force Academy. He became Dean of the School of Business and Economics in 1973 and retired as Dean in June 2003. He retired from California State University, East Bay in June 2008 as a Professor of Economics, and Dean Emeritus. He is currently an adjunct professor at DVC San Ramon. Jay received his undergraduate degree from Denison University, his masters from Cornell University, his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, his Executive Development Certificate form Harvard University, and an Honorary Professorship from the Academy of National Economy, Moscow, Russia. He has been active in the Bay Area as Chairman of the Board of Directors, St. Rose Hospital, member of the Board of the Trade Club of Hayward, a member of the Hayward Rotary Club, its President in 1986-87, and a member of the Economic Advisory Panel for the City of Oakland, 2003 – 05. He also coached competitive soccer teams in San Ramon for many years. His primary areas of research and publications have been in the economics of deregulation, forecasting the economy, and managing change. He served as a consultant to the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Trucking Association, and a number of financial organizations. In recognition of his teaching talents he is listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Under his leadership California State University Hayward’s Business College gained a local, national, and international reputation for quality and innovation. They established the first nationally accredited American MBA program in Moscow in 1993, the first American Executive MBA in Vienna, Austria in 1995, an MBA program in Hong Kong in 1996 and an Executive MBA in Beijing in 1999, one in Singapore in 2000.	“Forecast 2012: Will the economic expansion continue?” With Jay L. Tontz Major Points Covered: Shocks causes underperformance in 2011 Political gridlock increased uncertainty External factors increased uncertainty Dominant factors – 4^th qtr. 2011 Keys to economic growth in 2012

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Biography of the Speaker -- Jay L.Tontz

Dr. Jay L. Tontz joined the faculty at California State University, Hayward (now East Bay) in the fall of 1969 after teaching for three years at the U. S. Air Force Academy.

He became Dean of the School of Business and Economics in 1973 and retired as Dean in June 2003. He retired from California State University, East Bay in June 2008 as a Professor of Economics, and Dean Emeritus. He is currently an adjunct professor at DVC San Ramon.

Jay received his undergraduate degree from Denison University, his masters from Cornell University, his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, his Executive Development Certificate form Harvard University, and an Honorary Professorship from the Academy of National Economy, Moscow, Russia.

He has been active in the Bay Area as Chairman of the Board of Directors, St. Rose Hospital, member of the Board of the Trade Club of Hayward, a member of the Hayward Rotary Club, its President in 1986-87, and a member of the Economic Advisory Panel for the City of Oakland, 2003 – 05. He also coached competitive soccer teams in San Ramon for many years.

His primary areas of research and publications have been in the economics of deregulation, forecasting the economy, and managing change. He served as a consultant to the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Trucking Association, and a number of financial organizations. In recognition of his teaching talents he is listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

Under his leadership California State University Hayward’s Business College gained a local, national, and international reputation for quality and innovation. They established the first nationally accredited American MBA program in Moscow in 1993, the first American Executive MBA in Vienna, Austria in 1995, an MBA program in Hong Kong in 1996 and an Executive MBA in Beijing in 1999, one in Singapore in 2000.

“Forecast 2012: Will the economic expansion continue?”

With

Jay L. Tontz

Major Points Covered:

Shocks causes underperformance in 2011

Political gridlock increased uncertainty

External factors increased uncertainty

Dominant factors – 4^th qtr. 2011

Keys to economic growth in 2012

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