Anil Puri, dean of the College of Business and Economics, greets alumnus K. P. Balkrishna, president and CEO of Commercial Bank of California, who was one of the attendees at the annual Midyear Economic Forecast held April 19 in Irvine. Approximately 200 business, campus and community leaders attended the function to hear Puri speak on interest rates, housing, energy and other economic factors of interest to the county and state.
