Curriculum Vitae of Joe Cobb
A.B., The University of Chicago, 1966
M.B.A., Graduate School of Business,
University of Chicago, 1977
American Economic Association
National Association of Business Economists
(National Capital Chapter President 1986)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
* Extensive public speaking and writing experience; over 1,200 articles published.
* Served in the White House and U.S. State Dept. during the Reagan Administration.
* Nine years of senior legislative staff experience with the United States Congress managing federal budget, tax law, international trade, and regulatory issues.
* Adjunct Faculty member, Orange Coast College and Concordia University (retired May 2006).
* Seasoned executive with more than 26 years of experience in management:
Business, government, and non-profit foundations.
Supervised professional management teams, from 3 to 8 professionals including accounting, budgeting, auditing, and human resources functions.
Prepared and administered budgets of up to $14 million annually, for government and non-profit organizations as large as 120 employees.
Established computerized office systems and trained staff on software.
THE WHITE HOUSE & U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT
1982 Deputy Director, White House Office of Policy Information
Staff director, responsible for preparation of briefing papers on immediate-news issues for senior White House staff, reporting to Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor Edwin L. Harper; top-secret security clearance.
1982-83 Economic Advisor, U.S. Mission to the O.A.S., U.S. Department of State
Reporting to Ambassador J. William Middendorf, conducted research and prepared reports on U.S. trade policy with Latin America and the international financial situation with particular focus on Latin American debt; participated in preliminary Administration concept-discussions for NAFTA; top-secret security clearance.
U.S. CONGRESS
1992-93 Chief Economist, Republican Policy Committee, U.S. Senate
Reporting to Senator Don Nickles (R-OK), responsible for publications, briefings, reports, and analyses of economic trends, statistics, and policy. Legislative responsibility for Senate floor consideration of bills reported from Senate Budget, Finance, and Banking Committees as well as Senators floor amendments and conference committee reports; secret security clearance.
1990-91 Staff Director, Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Reporting to Senator William V. Roth (R-DE), responsible for management, organization of Committee hearings, editing of research reports, and the preparation of Minority views for Joint Economic Committee 1991 Annual Report; secret security clearance.
1987-90 Senior Economist, Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Detailed to Senator Steve Symms (R-ID) to work with the Senate Finance Committee and Budget Committee on issues of taxation, trade, and fiscal policy; secret security clearance.
1985-87 Senior Economist, Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Reporting to Senator James Abdnor (R-SD), committee staff economist responsible for monetary theory and policy, international capital markets, and banking regulation; secret security clearance.
1983-85 Economist, Banking Committee,
U.S. House of Representatives
Reporting to Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), prepared research papers for use by the Committee, organized hearings, received constituents on behalf of members.
1983-85 Public Law 99-185, Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985″
Conceived and drafted legislation to authorize the United States Mint to issue legal tender gold bullion coins as a permanent program of the U.S. Treasury. Gold had been prohibited in 1933. Repeal of prohibition met significant initial opposition, but this legislation ultimately won majority support due to my efforts.
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PROBLEM WITH PENSIONS PT 1by LibertarianYou3,399 views
These people are idiots.
annikee59 8 months ago
The Best thing people can do to protect themselves is to buy Gold & Silver! I am buying lots of Silver because I do not trust my Empoyer (The State) to honor my pension plan. I am a Correction Officer who goes to work every day and I have lived up to my end of the bargain for 17 years. Fortunately for me I have 11 years before retirement. This will allow me to accumulate a ton of Silver. I'm already up to 1,000 ounces and I will keep on stacking! Either way I will retire at age 50.
dtgoody 1 year ago
I am all for putting public employees into Defined Contribution Plans 401K plans as long as the promises made to current employees are kept. My State has already passed major pension reform this year without hurting current employees.
dtgoody 1 year ago
@geraldcaron
Cut out inflation by removing the fiat currency and central banking principles...let the Value of the Dollar remain firm thoughout our lifetime...then, the 1% interest return will be a damn great thing.
helltrackrider 1 year ago
@raptorkiller2k5
Or...we could do the right thing and take back our Country, revert back to a hard money policy with NO fiat currency or fractional reserve banking...NO Central Bank...NO interest rate regulation and let the private interactions between individuals determine the true value of a Dollar...all throughout history, Gold has held its value relatively firm...the problem, this limits the expansion of Government, hence our Government leaves the Gold Standard.
helltrackrider 1 year ago
How smart is this, those comics expect young people to take money out of thier low wage to put in the bank as saving where you will get 1% interest, while the real inflation rate is between 5 and 10% per year. Only a stupid young person should follow those guys' advice.
geraldcaron 1 year ago
One can invest in assets outside of US. Look at developing nations, especially those outside of China and India. I could see investment in various potentially humanitarian operations that could employ locals, reconstruct the economy, and turn out great profits.
raptorkiller2k5 1 year ago
even when you save the govt is busy destroying your savings by printing money and keeping interest rates at 0%.
orangedac 1 year ago