
David Kotok
Economist ▫ Investor ▫ Author ▫ Fisherman

David Kotok experienced a lifetime of professional work in economics, finance, and investments. He has written countless commentaries on a vast array of topics and authored or co-authored 5 books and 3 pamphlets. He is the founder and organizer of an annual fishing retreat, affectionately known as “Camp Kotok”, a gathering of authors, economists, financial luminaries, heads of research, political figures, pundits, traders, wealth managers, and others who engage in candid discussions and exchange ideas in an informal setting.
David’s 5th book is now available!
David’s 5th book, The Fed and the Flu: Parsing Pandemic Economic Shocks, is available in hardback, paperback, and all ebook formats. Co-authored with Michael R. Englund, Tristan J. Erwin, and Elizabeth J. Sweet, the book examines the Fed’s journey toward understanding and mitigating pandemic economic shocks, offers insights regarding pandemics’ economic impacts through history along with lessons from the world’s experience with Covid, and captures the Covid pandemic’s economic impacts in charts. Every pandemic is an initial shock and then a longer shadow cast over the medium term into the future. Most importantly, in the authors’ view, every pandemic is a learning opportunity that can be seized to better inform responses to future pandemics.

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David Kotok and Three Others Receive Climate Adaptation Center’s 2025 Climate Champion Awards
The 2025 Climate Champions Awards bestowed the coveted Beacon Award upon individuals who have made sustained contributions to climate adaptation in our region, recognizing their pivotal role in addressing the urgent environmental challenges specific to adapting to our warming climate.

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Recent Posts
- Our New Book Is OfficialWe are live with our new book, The Fed and the Flu: Parsing Pandemic Economic Shocks (https://www.thefedandtheflu.com).My co-authors and I have nearly five years invested in the effort. We appreciate the positive reviews the book has received so far. Here are two recent ones… Read more: Our New Book Is Official
- Debt, Deficits, Cassandra!Debt and deficits. Everywhere I look, read, listen, observe, or encounter in person or by text or by email, there are wannabe Cassandras predicting a calamity over debt and the deficit. These are all just opinions. Remember: Cassandra could predict the future,… Read more: Debt, Deficits, Cassandra!
- The Price of Eggs & Bird FluWe thank readers for their feedback on the January 26 Sunday Kotok Report, “Trump 2.0 and Healthcare?” (https://kotokreport.com/trump-2-0-healthcare/). And, yes, the book — The Fed and the Flu: Parsing Pandemic Economic Shocks — is finished and will be released on February 12.… Read more: The Price of Eggs & Bird Flu
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Upcoming Appearances
GIC Central Banking Series Conference with the University of the Bahamas
Special Feature: The Fed and the Flu
February 17, 2025
Nassau, Bahamas
Joyful Journeys Author Series
The Fed and the Flu
April 3, 2025, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Senior Friendship Centers
1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, FL
CFA Society Tampa Bay
April 9, 2025
Tampa Bay, FL
Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce
April 17, 2025
Vineland, NJ
Ursinus College
April 22, 2025
Collegeville, PA
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CDC Foundation’s story, June 10, 2024: “David Kotok: Champion of Public Health through Philanthropy and Ethical Leadership”
by Marc Goedemans, contributing writer for the CDC Foundation
The following was published on CDC Foundation’s website. For the complete story, click the button below.
“Throughout his career, which has included time in the United States military, as the founder of an investment management firm, as an author and as a philanthropist supporting the CDC Foundation, David Kotok has recognized and supported the advancement of urgent public health initiatives and ethical service.”


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