BSc, MIT; PhD, University of Pennsylvania. With IHS: directs forecasting process; develops economic outlook and risk analysis for the US, Europe, Japan, China and other emerging markets; oversees work of over 450 people in North America, Europe and Asia, who cover economic, financial and political developments in over 200 countries. Author of recent book, Spin-Free Economics - A No-Nonsense, Nonpartisan Guide to Today's Global Economic Debates.