The Potomac Officers Club (POC), a leading CXO business organization, today announced that Knight Kiplinger, a nationally recognized economic forecaster and editor in chief of Washington, DC-based The Kiplinger Letter and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, will speak at its February luncheon.

The Potomac Officers Club hosts monthly luncheons for its members, which feature headline speakers. Past headliners include Bob Dole, Charles Schwab, Jim Kimsey, Governor Warner, and Craig McCaw. At the February luncheon, which is sponsored by Russell Reynolds Associates, Kiplinger will discuss the economic outlook for 2005 and the upcoming trends affecting business costs and personal investments.

“We're pleased to have Knight Kiplinger, one of America's most respected economic journalists and business forecasters, speak at our next event.

With two best-selling books and several successful media outlets, he's also an accomplished author and publisher,” said Jim Garrettson, founder and president of the Potomac Officers Club. “A track record in business forecasting and an ability to cut through the complexity of financial subjects have earned him a solid reputation among both consumers and businesses. The POC welcomes Knight Kiplinger.”

“Kiplinger is one of Washington's great institutions, right up there with the Washington Monument,” said Mark Bisnow, vice chairman of the Potomac Officers Club. “He is one of the most respected analysts in our town.”

Following his speech, Kiplinger will take questions from POC members and guests in the audience.