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Nancy Gordon slides (PDF 552 K)
John Ruser slides (PDF 74 K)
Kenneth Poole slides (PDF 107 K)
Maurine Haver, Chair, NABE Statistics Committee, moderator
Nancy M. Gordon
Associate Director for Demographic Programs
Census Bureau
Nancy M. Gordon is the Associate Director for Demographic Programs at the
U.S. Census Bureau.
Dr. Gordon provides executive leadership for all of the Census Bureau's demographic
divisions with 800 employees and an annual budget of over $200 million dollars.
She leads the areas of the Census Bureau that produce the estimates and projections
that drive the allocation of $100 billion in federal funds each year and that
collects data for many other government agencies.
She is responsible for a comprehensive program of social and economic data
analysis, statistical consulting and training, and statistical software development
for international sponsors, such as the World Bank, the United Nations, the
Agency for International Development, and individual foreign countries.
Dr. Gordon heads the office that provides the research needed to support decisions
on statistical standards which are applied to the entire federal statistical
system, including the research underlying the definitions of poverty, race
and ethnicity, and metropolitan and non-metropolitan status.
She was recently named a Fellow by the American Statistical Association and
elected to membership of the International Statistical Institute.
She received her B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of California
at Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford.
John W. Ruser
Associate Director for Regional Programs
Bureau of Economic Analysis
John Ruser is Associate Director for Regional Economics at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. He heads the Regional Economics Directorate, responsible for all sub-national economic statistics produced by BEA, including state and local personal income and its components; gross state product; and regional economic impact multipliers.
From March 1995 until November 2002, Dr. Ruser served as Chief of the Compensation Research and Program Development Group at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); and from 1984 to 1995, he was a senior research economist in the BLS Office of Economic Research. Dr. Ruser holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in economics from Princeton University.
Kenneth E. Poole
Executive Director
ACCRA
In January 2000, Kenneth E. Poole formed an independent non-profit affiliated with George Mason University and ACCRA that is focused on developing a stronger understanding of how regional economies can compete effectively in the knowledge-based economy. As part of those efforts, Dr. Poole directs a national nonprofit membership organization (ACCRA) serving economic and community development researchers in communities, states, academia, and the private sector. In his capacity of Executive Director, Dr. Poole oversees all program development activities of the organization including the production of the organization's newsletter, annual conference, web site, and publications.
As CEO of the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, Dr. Poole is undertaking organizational development, strategic planning, network building, and technical assistance efforts to foster knowledge-based economic development. Recent projects have involved managing a multi-county regional analysis and strategy process for 12 counties in western North Carolina, implementing a county-wide strategic plan for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, assisting in facilitating a regional economic strategy for a multi-county region in western Virginia, and developing an operating plan for a two-county development organization on Long Island and Brooklyn. Dr. Poole is also working with the National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA) and the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) to develop a stronger relationship between federal and state partners in the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership program.
Dr. Poole has managed economic development research, analysis, and technical assistance efforts for 21 years. Before joining ACCRA, he served as the Director of Domestic Economic Development for NASDA, where he provided technical assistance and research support to state and local economic development professionals.
