Former US Comptroller David Walker to Speak in Burlington August 19

David Walker, former U.S Comptroller General and now President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, will speak at the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center on Thursday morning, August 19, on the subject of his most recent book Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility.
Since moving to the Foundation in 2008, Walker has appeared on a nationwide Fiscal Wake Up Tour in some 45 states, speaking on America’s growing fiscal and debt problems. As a CPA and head of the Government Accountability Office for almost ten years, Walker is one of the most knowledgeable persons in the country on the long run outlook for federal finances – and the impacts on social security, Medicare, and other key programs.
Responding to Walker’s presentation will be a panel of three well-known and knowledgeable Vermonters:
Ø Dr. Art Woolf, UVM associate professor of economics and former state economist
Ø David Coates CPA, retired partner, KPMG and expert on post retirement benefits
Ø Tom Salmon CPA, Auditor of Accounts, and
Ø Mary Alice McKenzie, moderator.
The program will run from 9:00 to noon. The public is invited, there is no admission charge, and reservations are not required. Walker’s most recent book will be available for purchase.
“Vermonters are fortunate in being able to meet and hear from this leading national figure, who really understands our nation’s deteriorating finances and has a strong program for turning our country around,” said EAI President John McClaughry.
Walker drew over five hundred listeners when he spoke last year at the Todd Distinguished Lecture Series at Norwich University. He recently gave invited testimony to the President’s bipartisan debt commission, and has been on numerous radio and television programs.
Walker’s Burlington appearance is part of the Sheraton Economic Series, sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, hosted by the Sheraton Burlington, and co-sponsored by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Vermont Economic Newsletter.
For more information, visit www.ethanallen.org or email [email protected].
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