In a survey of members, 24% of respondents said they would be unlikely or very unlikely to attend the conference if it was held in Fort Worth.
Berry’s research examines human capital in developing countries, with a particular focus on education and children’s health.
Pekanov is a lecturer at Vienna University of Economics and Business and was previously a visiting scholar at Harvard.
He is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and was recently named chief economist of Walmart.
If confirmed, the Sidley Austin senior partner will lead the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London.
He was previously chair of the economics division at Columbia Graduate School of Business.
Wu is a key architect of the Biden administration’s sweeping executive order on antitrust regulation.
She started work in the interim role on August 1.
The Fed is looking for academics and industry experts to join its regulatory committee on insurance.
The finance professor’s research has focused on the analysis of exchange rate dynamics and global capital flows.