Successful Bank Asset/Liability Management: A Guide to the Future Beyond Gap

About the authors JOHN W. BITNER is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Eastern Bank. As cochair (with Robert A. Goddard) of Eastern's asset/liability committee, he has developed strategies and executed programs which have enhanced overall bank profitability. ROBERT A. GODDARD is a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Bank. He is responsible (along with John W. Bitner) for many of the innovative and effective A/L management programs in place at Eastern.