About the Economics Program

The Conference Board has a long and respected history of leadership and achievement in economic research and analysis. Acknowledged for its groundbreaking work on economic indicators and trend analysis, it maintains a strong and innovative research program with deep capabilities in areas of interest to business and policy makers. Over the years, The Conference Board’s economic research program has expanded far beyond its original base in the United States to develop global expertise and productive partnerships with prestigious economic research organizations around the world, including Asia, Europe, India and the Middle East. A hallmark of the program is the way it brings together researchers, statisticians and related scientific personnel with business leaders and government policymakers to explore important economic issues of vital importance.

Economics Research Staff

Bart van Ark, Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief Economist

Judith Banister, Ph.D.
Director, Global Demographics

Carol Corrado, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor and Research Director

Weijia (Vivian) Chen, Ph.D.
Economist

Lynn Franco
Director, Consumer Research Center

Jing S. Friedman
Associate Economist

Kenneth Goldstein
Economist

Xiaohui (Janet) Hao, Ph.D.
Economist

Jaclyn Hodges
Associate Economist

Utsav Kumar, Ph.D.
Economist

Kirsten Labuske, Ph.D.
Economist

Gad Levanon, Ph.D.
Senior Economist

Allen Li
Research Assistant

Vlad Manole, Ph.D.
Senior Economist

Ataman Ozyildirim, Ph.D.
Associate Director, U.S. and Global Indicators

Brian Schaitkin
Research Analyst

June Shelp
Vice President, Programs

Mary Catherine Sinclair
Research Assistant

Jennelyn Tanchua
Research Analyst

Andre Therrien
Research Analyst

Eliza Winger
Associate Economist

Justyna Zabinska - La Monica
Research Analyst

Senior Fellows and Advisors

Monika Aring, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor on Future Workforce

Pieter Bottelier
Sr. Adjunct Professor, John Hopkins
School of Advanced International Studies,Washington D.C.

John Haltiwanger
Professor, Department of Economics,
The University of Maryland

Charles R. Hulten
Professor, Department of Economics,
The University of Maryland

Dale W. Jorgenson
The Samuel W. Morris University
Professor at Harvard University

Janet Norwood, Ph.D.
Former U.S. Commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

George Werking
Former Assistant U.S. Commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Harry X. Wu
Associate Professor of Economics
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dennis Tao Yang, Ph.D.
Research Director
China Center for Economics and Business
and Professor of Economics,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University