EABO was joined by Joseph P. Quinlan speaking, on The U.S.-EU Economic Relationship: The Reigning World Champion in Trade (Goods/Services) and Foreign Direct Investment. Mr. Quinlan presented the "The Transatlantic Economy 2021 Study," the Annual Survey of Jobs, Trade and Investment between the United States and Europe.

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Mr. Quinlan is a Senior Fellow at The Transatlantic Network - TLN. He is also managing director and head of market & thematic strategy for the Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) division of Bank of America which includes Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, where he serves as chief market strategist providing economic and market insights, guiding overall investment strategy, both domestically and globally. Mr. Quinlan lectures on finance and global economics at Fordham University and regularly lectures at various universities around the world, including Wuhan University in China, where he is a visiting professor. In 1998, he was nominated as an Eisenhower Fellow. Presently, he is a Senior Fellow at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C. and a Senior Fellow at the German Marshal Fund in Brussels, Belgium. In 2006, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union awarded Mr. Quinlan the 2006 Transatlantic Business Award for his research on U.S.-Europe economic ties. In 2007, he was a recipient of the European-American Business Council Leadership award for his research on the transatlantic partnership and global economy.