MARK VITNER

Director and Senior Economist

Mark Vitner joined Wachovia in 1993 and is responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends.  He writes Wachovia's economic newsletter, Regional Economic Review, and also contributes to their Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary.  Prior to joining Wachovia, Mark was economist for Barnett Banks in Jacksonville, Florida for approximately nine years.

Mark's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, USA Today and many other publications.  He is also a frequent guest on CNBC, CNN, National Public Radio and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. 

He is a native of Atlanta and holds a BBA in Economics from the University of Georgia, a MBA from the University of North Florida and has completed further graduate work in economics at the University of Florida.  Mark also completed the NABE Advanced Training in Economics Program at Carnegie-Mellon University.

He is a member of the American Economic Association, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, National Association of Business Economics and Charlotte Economics Club, which he co-founded.  Mark also serves as the chief economist for the North Carolina CCIM and is a member of the USA Today forecasting panel.  In addition, Mark is a Distinguished Lecturer/Practitioner at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia and served four terms as a member of the Governor's Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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