Jane Bryant Quinn (right) autographs her book for chapter Director Mayleen Gallagher.

Jane Bryant Quinn was the featured speaker at La Salle University's 2008 Economic Outlook Forum, hosted by La Salle's School of Business and The Business Network of the Union League on January 22, 2008. During her presentation "The Economy and Your Money," Quinn spoke of recent market turmoil and gave her outlook for the financial future, mixing some grim reality with a wish for a "soft landing" and also longer term optimism. Quinn is a TV and print journalist, named by World Almanac as one of the 25 most influential women in the USA. Quinn worked for 10 years for CBS News, including the CBS Morning News, the Evening News with Dan Rather, and her own show Take Charge! on PBS.