​​Ian Wyatt is Huntington’s Chief Economist. He has extensive experience in macroeconomic forecasting, labor market data, commercial lending, and industry analysis. As Huntington’s Chief Economist, he helps the bank and its clients navigate economic uncertainty and make better decisions through insights and data. 

​Prior to joining Huntington, he served as the Principal Economist at the Metro Atlanta Chamber, where he spoke frequently on the region’s economic outlook and workforce trends, engaged in public policy debates, and provided economic analysis to the CEOs of many Fortune 500 companies. He also led the economic development data team which supported efforts to recruit new companies, factories, and events to the region. Before the Metro Atlanta Chamber, he spent a decade at a global bank in commercial and corporate lending strategy and analytics, leading an industry risk analysis team and helping commercial lending navigate economic challenges, such as the COVID-19 recession, and became an expert on dynamics in the bank and nonbank lending markets.  

​Ian started his career at the Bureau of Labor Statistics where he was selected to lead the official long-run macroeconomic forecast. He also spent time as the lead forecaster for and developed a deep expertise in numerous industries, including oil & gas, energy, metals & mining, and heavy manufacturing industries.  

Jerome Mayne is the founder of Fraudcon, Inc. and Mayne Speakers, Inc., and is a speaker and educator working with professionals in business, finance, and compliance-related fields. His career in finance began in the early 1990s with Countrywide Funding and Wells Fargo (then Norwest), and he later founded two real estate finance companies. In the late 1990s, he was indicted and served a 21-month federal prison sentence related to a white-collar conspiracy stemming from his earlier work in the banking industry. Since his release in 2001, Jerome has delivered keynotes, workshops, and continuing education programs for professional associations and Fortune 500 companies across the United States and internationally, focused on ethics, decision-making, and professional accountability. He is the author of Diary of a White-Collar Criminal and co-author of the continuing education course Mortgage Fraud and Predatory Lending: What Every Agent Should Know.