Experience

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  Enlightened Economics

  • President, Founder

    • Oct 2002 - Present

    Enlightened Economics is an economic consultancy that Connects Theory and Reality. Enlightened Economics recasts economic theory and methodology into a new modern economic theory and methodology, that transforms old static illusion-based economics into a new dynamic reality-based economic science that marries theory and reality.

  • CEO, Chief Economist

    • 2003 - 2016

    Economic Consultancy.Connecting Theory and Reality.Economic Commentaries. Global Insights.Regular Economic Survey Participant.Public Speaker.Board of Directors - Banking

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  BlackRock

  • Greater Chicago Area, USA

  • Blackrock Economic Cycle Survey Panel Expert

    • Sep 2012 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area, USA

    BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager. BlackRock's Economic Cycle Survey Panel is a monthly economic survey of the world's foremost economists. The BlackRock Economic Cycle Survey is different than most other economic surveys. Instead of drowning you in headline figures and f...

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  McKinsey & Company

  • Chicago, IL, USA

  • Mckinsey Quarterly Survey Panel Executive Expert

    • Mar 2012 - Present
    • Chicago, IL, USA

    McKinsey Quarterly Executive Survey Panel is a quarterly survey of the world's top executives on management,leadership and economic issues. Survey Panel Executive Experts provide economic, leadership, and management analysis of north america, eurozone and global economies.

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  Euromoney Country Risk (ECR)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • ECR Economic Survey Panel Expert

    • 2012 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Euromoney Country Risk is a quarterly survey of the world's leading economists and country credit risk analysts and their sovereign credit risk assessments of 186 countries. Panel members together provide Soverign Risk Analysis of North American, Eurozone and global countries. Their performan...

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  Zillow

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey Panel Expert

    • 2015 - 2017
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Zillow is a real estate media and database company. Pulsenomics is an independent economics research and consulting firm that provides strategy and marketing solutions for corporate and institutional clients, including Zillow based on expert panel surveys. Pulsenomics expertise is in U.S. housing...

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  Morgan Stanley

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Financial Consultant

    • 2000 - 2002
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Provide leading edge wealth management advice and analysis.

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  American Management Association

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Managing Director

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Created and managed Center for Financial Services, a strategic management consulting business for financial institutions in North America.

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  BANK ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Executive Vice President

    • Feb 1992 - Jan 1998
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Managed BAI's bank executive education business, which represnted 95% of BAI's busines and produced 90% of BAI's revenue. Transformed declining business into market leader and industry's #1 brand.

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  Corporate One Federal Credit Union

  • Columbus, Ohio Area

  • Chief Operating Officer / Chief Investment Officer

    • 1985 - 1987
    • Columbus, Ohio Area

    Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chairman Credit Committee for this regional central bank for credit unions. Produced turnaround performance. Achieved top preforming corporate credit union status from a bottom third starting position. Increased market share 33 percent. Increased...

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  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

  • United States
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief Economist, Assistant Staff Director

    • Aug 1970 - Apr 1985

    Provivide leading edge economic analyses, and recommendations for major break-through financial technology innovations, including The PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS, THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE'S PROPOSAL to create an electronic exchange for stock options (puts and calls) and the NASD's proposal to create an electronic exchange for OTC securities. My analysis and recommendations led to the creation of ELECTRONIC BANKING, the CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE (CBOE) AND NASDAQ (THE FIRST ELECTRONIC SECURITIES EXCHANGE). Also created FEDERAL RESERVE strategic planning capabilities system-wide.

  • Chief Economist, Banking and Capital Markets Regulation and Supervision

    • 1970 - 1985

    Capital Markets and Banking Ecconomist. Played a major role in the creation of ELECTRONIC BANKING, including the first nationwide electronic payments mechanism; the CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE (CBOE), the WORLD'S FIRST FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES (puts and calls) EXCHANGE AND NASDAQ, THE WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRONIC STOCK EXCHANGE.

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  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Director Corporate Strategy

    • 1979 - 1980
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Develop proactive leading edge Stategic Plan for the bank.

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  The White House

  • Washington, DC

  • Presidential Appointment - Exchange Executive

    • 1979 - 1980
    • Washington, DC

    Build an executive bridge between the public sector and the private sector executives.

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  President's National Commission on Electron...

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Presidential Appointment - Banking, Payments System Economist

    • 1975 - 1976
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    The President's National Commission on Electronic Funds Transfer was created by the President to examine the competitive, safety and soundness implications of the development and growth of electronic banking and to create an operational payments mechanism framework for the electronic transfer...