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Join us for our Business & Breakfast series at the Hampton Inn from 7:30 - 8:30 AM. You'll learn "What You Didn't Know That You Need To Know" from our speaker sponsor, as well as our infamous legal and tax tips!

This month, Business & Breakfast will continue our ag theme for February. You'll hear from Michael Swanson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Agricultural Economist and Consultant with Wells Fargo. 

Michael Swanson is an agricultural economist and consultant for Wells Fargo, the largest commercial agricultural lender in the United States since 1997. Based in Minneapolis, his responsibilities include analyzing the impact of energy on agriculture and strategic analysis for key agricultural commodities and livestock sectors. His focus includes the systems analysis of consumer food demand and its linkage to agribusiness. Additionally, he helps develop credit and risk strategies for Wells Fargo’s customers, and performs macroeconomic and international analysis on agricultural production and agribusiness. 

Michael joined Wells Fargo in 2000 as a senior economist. He received his undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Economics from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Prior to working at Wells Fargo, he worked for four years at Land O' Lakes, a large national dairy cooperative based in Minnesota. Before working in the dairy processing business, Michael lived in South America for four years working for Cargill. His first position was with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad as transportation systems analyst.

Business and Breakfast is a free event for our members thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, The Hampton Inn, White Peterson, and Nichols Accounting. Non-members are welcome to call the Chamber office to register. RSVP is required.