Experience

Center for Automotive Research

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Westport, Connecticut, United States



SCOUT Economics

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• President

  • May 2009 - Present

  Westport, CT SCOUT Economics is a highly-credentialed professional services firm, devoted to assisting corporate clients with Site Selection services supporting their investment decisions in North America. We also provide access to the full array of state, local and federal cash grant and tax incentives offered in return for clients' expansion/relocation projects and investments in job creation, training and capital resources.



M. R. Press Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • 2009 - 2015



Duff & Phelps

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Business Incentives Advisory

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2009

  New York Founded and led Business Incentives Advisory practice, assisting Companies in accessing the tax and other financial incentives offered by state and local government in return for investment in capital and jobs.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner

  • 1997 - 2005

  National and International Leader of the Grants and Incentives Practice. More than 100 employees were fully devoted to the practice of identifying and securing tax and other financial incentives in the U.S. Another 100 employees were so engaged outside the U.S. until 2005, when the impacts of Sarbanes Oxley regulation began to limit the reach of non-Audit practices of the big-4 accounting firms.



New York City

• Chief Economist and Deputy Commissioner of Business Development

  • 1986 - 1992

  New York City Mayor's Office (Koch) Designed the economic development programs and policies of the Koch Administration. Implemented methods to measure their success. Directed studies of economic and fiscal impact of public events and development projects. Chairman of the Board of 3 Economic Development Zones the City's first).

• Assistant Budget Director

  • 1983 - 1992

• Deputy Director of Tax and Economic Policy

  • 1978 - 1983

  New York State Senate (Republican Majority) Forecast State of New York Revenues. Review all legislation with fiscal implications. Estimated fiscal impacts on all legislation being voted by the Senate during this period.