Michael Fratantoni serves as the MBA's Chief Economist and SVP of Research and Industry Technology. Fratantoni is the President of the MISMO Board of Directors and serves on the CSP's Industry Advisory Group and the membership committee of MERS. Prior to joining the MBA, Fratantoni served at Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae. Michael has received a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in economics from The College of William and Mary, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and Georgetown Universities.