Kent Hughes, director of a program that deals with global economic issues at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, gives Paulson "high marks" for keeping his eye on U.S. financial stability and being able to respond to a crisis, and he adds that boosting competitiveness is a task that extends beyond the boundaries of just the Treasury Department.
The event marks another college basketball property for the Barclays Center, which has also inked a five-year deal to host the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament beginning in 2013.