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Session 13: Sales of Manufacturers and Retailers
Presentations
Aneta Lukasik slideshow
Duncan Meldrum slideshow
Links of Interest
Census Bureau Wholesale and Retail Trade
Speakers
Jack Kleinhenz
Kleinhenz and Associates
Jack Kleinhenz. Ph.D. is CEO of Kleinhenz & Associates and is Regional Economist and Lecturer at Weatherhead School of Management. Kleinhenz & Associates, Inc., a business and economic consulting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, specializes in industry studies, regional economics, labor market issues strategic planning and business plan development.
Jack has over 25 years of broad-based experience working with Fortune 500 companies, financial service companies, regulators, planners, universities, airports, manufacturers, chambers of commerce, trade associations, non-profit organizations and state and local government agencies. He is known for translating economics and information into clear explanations and action. Jack speaks on business and regional economic issues and regularly called upon for his expertise by the local and national media. Formerly with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Jack recently served as chief economist and consultant to the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the nation’s largest chamber of commerce. He teaches economics as a faculty member of CASE’s Weatherhead School of Management.
A graduate of John Carroll University, Jack earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. In 1995, Jack was named one of John Carroll University’s Top 50 School of Business Graduates. Previous faculty appointments include the University of Notre Dame and John Carroll University.
Jack is a member of the Governor of Ohio’s Council of Economic Advisors and the Northeast Ohio Council of Economic Policy Advisors, trustee of Notre Dame College, and a corporate director for Beverage Distributors, Inc, Cleveland, Ohio. A former board member of National Association for Business Economists (NABE), he currently chairs NABE’s education foundation and serves as a member of NABE’s statistics committee that meets regularly with federal policymakers and statistical agencies. Jack is also a contributing economic forecaster to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Economic Outlook Panel and the NABE outlook and policy survey. Contact Jack at 216 321-9522 or jack@kleinhenzassociates.com
Aneta Lukasik
U.S. Census Bureau
Aneta Lukasik, is a section chief over Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) and Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) in the Retail Indicators Branch (RIB) at the U.S. Census Bureau. She is responsible for reviewing major retail industries such as motor vehicle and parts dealers, general merchandise stores, food services, and health and personal care stores. Before joining RIB, Aneta worked in the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) branch, also a leading economic indicator. She was responsible for the in-depth analysis of the transportation equipment industry as well as the primary metals industry.
Aneta has a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Rutgers University.
Duncan Meldrum
Chief Economist
Air Products
Duncan Meldrum is the Chief Economist for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., an $8.1 billion industrial gas company serving customers in over 30 countries. As Chief Economist, he assesses the impact of the economic environment on the company’s performance for the executive management team and develops global economic assumptions for the company’s operating plans. He provides operating groups with pricing assistance, contract support and market analyses. He also serves as the company’s economics spokesperson.
He received a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973, a M.S. degree in Operations Research from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1974, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Lehigh University in 1992. He is a member of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Census Bureau. He serves as a director on the boards of the APCI Federal Credit Union and the nonprofit Parkette National Gymnastics Center. He is a past president of the National Association for Business Economics. His other professional associations include the Conference of Business Economists, the National Business Economic Issues Council, and the American Economics Association.
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