Michael Skordeles

Head of U.S. Economics, Truist

Mike Skordeles is head of U.S. economics and a senior vice president at Truist Advisory Services, Inc. He’s responsible for analyzing the U.S. and global economies and financial markets as well as helping formulate and communicate investment strategy, and publishing commentaries for our clients. Mike is based in Atlanta as part of the firm’s Investment Advisory Group. His goal is to make the complex understandable by focusing on the numbers that really matter. Mike is a sought-after speaker, sharing his insights with investor and industry groups as well as C-suite executives. He’s been quoted in Bloomberg, the New York Times, and CNN.com, and has appeared on CNBC, among other media outlets. 

Mike joined Truist predecessor SunTrust in 2012 and has more than 30 years of investment experience. He came from Morgan Keegan (now part of Raymond James), where he was a managing director and market strategist for over five years, writing extensively about the markets and the economy. He was a member of the firm’s investment strategy committee and helped managed about $1.6 billion, serving as the portfolio manager overseeing the group’s tactical portfolio. From 1999 to 2007, he was with McDonald Investments in Cleveland, Ohio, in a similar role as strategist and analyst. He was a member of the firm’s investment policy committee and other investment steering committees. Previously, he was at KeyCorp and Prudential.