RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- William Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will discuss “Survival in a Global Economy…Winners and Losers” on Tuesday, May 8, at the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). GAAS will be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.

Strauss is a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which he joined in 1982. His chief responsibilities include analyzing the current performance of both the Midwest economy and the manufacturing sector for use in monetary policy. Strauss also produces the monthly Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index and organizes the Bank’s Economic Outlook Symposium and its Auto Outlook Symposium. He conducts several economic workshops and industrial roundtables throughout the year.

He has taught economics and statistics as an adjunct faculty member both for Loyola University, Chicago and Webster University, Chicago. Strauss currently teaches at the University of Chicago, Graham School of General Studies.

For more information about GAAS 2007, go to: http://www.globalsymposium.org.