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5- Understanding Industry: Evaluating Trends and Impact Analysis
Presentations
Bob Markse slideshow
Jeff Werling slideshow
Mohsen Bonakdarpour slideshow
Speakers
Christopher Swann
Economist
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Christopher Swann is an economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). He writes the article, “GDP and the Economy” for the monthly publication, Survey of Current Business, and develops research and communications on NIPA and industry topics. Before joining BEA he was a senior consultant and economist at Global Insight, Inc in the macro and international areas, and in telecommunications industry analysis. He began his career at Bell Atlantic (Verizon) where he was engaged in regulatory, corporate planning, product management, and business research. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Washington University, St. Louis, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from Temple University in Philadelphia. He is a Past President of the Philadelphia Chapter, a Past Chair of the NABE Technology Roundtable, and currently serves as a member of the NABE Board of Directors.
Robert A. “Bob” Marske
Bureau of the Census/Department of Commerce
Bob Marske is chief of the Census Bureau's Customer and Respondent Outreach program for economic statistics, where he uses his advocacy position to promote timely and accurate survey response through outreach and education. He works with industry associations, chambers of commerce, Federal agencies, and the Congress to promote awareness and use of economic data. Bob has a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MA in Economics from the George Washington University. Bob, his wife, and two sons live in Northern Virginia where they enjoy sports, camping, and travel.
Jeff Werling
Executive Director
Inforum
Jeff Werling is Executive Director of Inforum, a research unit with in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland College Park. Since its founding 40 years ago, Inforum has been dedicated to improving business planning, government policy analysis, and the general understanding of the economic environment. Inforum pioneered the construction and use of dynamic general equilibrium models for the United States and other countries.
Returning to Inforum in 2003, Jeff manages the day-to-day activity at Inforum and serves as principle investigator for special projects applying Inforum modeling systems. In 2005 he completed a study for the International Trade Administration on the trade and economic impacts of currency fluctuations using the Inforum Bilateral Trade Model. Jeff also teaches an undergraduate course in economic development. Previously, he held positions as an international and industry economist with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Manufacturers Alliance (MAPI), and the WEFA Group (now Global Insight). Jeff received a PhD in economics from the University of Maryland in 1992.
Mohsen Bonakdarpour
Senior Principal
Global Insight
Mohsen Bonakdarpour is a Senior Principal in the Information Technology and Telecommunications business practice and has been with Global Insight since 1986. With years of telecom experience and an expertise in international, regional, and industrial economics, he is one of Global Insight's most senior economists. Mr. Bonakdarpour has worked with a wide range of clients, helping them to size their markets, predict demand by product, and better target their marketing efforts. He was primarily responsible for the development of a comprehensive forecasting framework that projects telecommunications demand by product at the national, state, and metropolitan area level. He has recently extended this methodology for a number of clients, forecasting demand for counties and wire centers. Prior to joining Global Insight, Mr. Bonakdarpour worked in the Telecommunications Group at PNR & Associates and at the Center for Social Policy and Community Development at Temple University. He holds an MA in Economics from Temple University.
