Mark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist for Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, where he is responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic conditions. He writes for the department’s weekly and monthly economic reports and also produces regular publications on residential and commercial construction, regional economies and issues affecting small business.
He joined a Wells Fargo predecessor institution in 1993. His commentary has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and many other publications. He makes frequent guest appearances on CNBC and many other major networks.
Originally from Atlanta, he earned a B.B.A. in economics from the University of Georgia and an M.B.A. from the University of North Florida. He has completed further graduate work in economics at the University of Florida. He also completed the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Advanced Training in Economics program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Mr. Vitner is a member of NABE and its inaugural Certified Business Economist class. He has been active in the Charlotte community, co-founding the NABE Charlotte chapter, The Charlotte Economics Club. He also recently served as board chair for the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community and chaired the Economic Advisory Council for the California Chamber of Commerce for three years. He is a member of the Blue Chip economic forecasting panel and serves on the Joint Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia.