Top Economists in Greater Los Angeles Area
Victoria PhD
Founder
Greater Los Angeles Area
Founder
Founder & CEO
Contributing Writer
Adjunct Professor
Keynote Speaker/Program on Entrepreneurship -TechHubs
Op-Ed Writer
Economist
Contributing Writer
Book Author
Director Board Of Directors & Chair of Global LAVA
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Yaroslavl Demidov State University
Recommendations: 29
Due Diligence
Business Valuation
Venture Capital
Business Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Financial Structuring
Mergers
Entrepreneurship
v****[email protected]
Robert Deuson
Director
Greater Los Angeles Area
Director
Founder
US Board Member
Adjunct Professor, School of Management, MBA Program
Lecturer
Senior Managing Economist, Health Economics
Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Director, Global Health Economics
Associate Director, Outcomes Research
Sr. Service Fellow Health Economist
Owner-Manager
Science Advisor and Team Leader
Project Manager
Assistant Professor and Senior Economist
Production Economist
Georgia Institute of Technology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
New Mexico State University
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Recommendations: 14
Health Economics
Market Access
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical Industry
Oncology
Clinical Trials
Epidemiology
Outcomes Research
r****[email protected]
Eric Woolsey
Executive Vice President & National Account Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Executive Vice President & National Account Manager
Senior Manager: Data Warehousing
Staff Systems Analyst
Health Economist
California State University-Northridge
Santa Monica College
Recommendations: 11
Program Management
Strategic Planning
Data Governance
Data Warehousing
Business Intelligence
Business Development
Change Management
Business Objects
e****[email protected]
e*****@3keyconsulting.com
Norman Genato
Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Manager
Director - Sales Operations
Director - Special Projects
Financial Analyst
Economist
Director - Sales Operations
Client Operations Manager - Public Sector
Client Success Manager-Commercial
Financial Operations Manager
Columbia | SIPA
San Beda College
Recommendations: 6
Supply Chain Management
Selling Skills
Retail
Sales Operations
Management
Business Development
Sales
Budgets
n****[email protected]
Matt Traylen
Residual Risk Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Residual Risk Manager
Chief Analytical Officer
Chief Economist and Client Partner
Senior Director, Economics & Portfolio Services
Director
Manager - Economics and Portfolio Services
Economist
C.R.I.S.
Research Assistant
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Auckland
University of Auckland
King's College, Auckland, NZ
King's School, Auckland NZ
Recommendations: 6
Forecasting
Analytics
Analysis
Automotive
Business Development
Product Management
Strategy
Risk Management
m****[email protected]
Melissa Vitek
VP Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Greater Los Angeles Area
VP Corporate Development and Investor Relations
VP Finance and Operations
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Financial Controller
Head of Operations
Consultant
Scrappy Generalist/ Financial Analyst and Independent Consultant
Associate Economist
Mathematical Statistician
American University
The College of William and Mary
Recommendations: 5
Start-ups
Management
Due Diligence
Microsoft Excel
Financial Modeling
Recruiting
Marketing
Private Equity
m****[email protected]
C Lance Barnett
Senior Consultant
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Consultant
Vice Presient
director
Director
Senior Economist
senior
Chief Deputy Director
University of Oregon
University of California, Santa Barbara
Recommendations: 3
Program Management
Valuation
Strategic Planning
Sales Management
Financial Reporting
Business Development
Real Estate
Leadership Development
c****[email protected]
Alec Levenson
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
Princeton University
Princeton University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Recommendations: 3
Talent Management
Organizational Design
Leadership
Personnel Management
Organizational Effectiveness
Human Resources
Management
Leadership Development
a****[email protected]
Siddharth Saravat
Associate Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Associate Economist
Economics Intern
Attaché
Summer Intern, Economics & Emerging Markets Team
Vice President for Financial Affairs
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Occidental College
CFA Institute
Recommendations: 2
Microsoft Office
Social Media
Leadership
Public Speaking
Fundraising
Event Planning
iWork
Model United Nations
s****[email protected]
s****[email protected]
Jonathan S.
Vice President of Finance & Controller
Greater Los Angeles Area
Vice President of Finance & Controller
Vice President of Finance & Controller
Controller
Fund Controller
Associate
Junior Economist
Office of Debt Management Intern
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Davis
Recommendations: 2
j****[email protected]
Namoch Sokhom
Director Business Development Center
Greater Los Angeles Area
Director Business Development Center
Director
Sr. Financial Analyst
Economist
Accounting Supervisor
Thunderbird School of Global Management
St. Olaf College
Recommendations: 1
Business Development
Training
Negotiation
Recruiting
Credit
Strategic Planning
Program Management
Business Planning
n****[email protected]
John Kucharski
Senior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Economist
Mission Manager, Temporary Housing Mission
Commissioner
Instructor, Calculus (graduate course)
Thomas Murphy Research Fellow
Consultant for Craig McIntosh
Graduate Student Researcher for Krislert Samphantharak
Sustainable Development Consultant
Teaching Assistant, Managerial Economics (graduate course)
Summer Consultant
Summer Researcher
Board of Trustess, Executive Committee; Community Advisory Council
University of California, San Diego
University of Oklahoma
Recommendations: 1
Stata
Economics
International Relations
Statistics
Research
Econometrics
Program Evaluation
International Development
j****[email protected]
Randy Mathews
Vice President, Contracting & Provider Services
Greater Los Angeles Area
Vice President, Contracting & Provider Services
Director, Medical Economics
Senior Medical Economist
Assistant Vice President, Contracting & Provider Services
Assistant Vice President, Planning & Analysis, Interim CFO
National Vice President, Network Development
Regional Vice President, Network Development
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 1
Network Development
Provider Relations
HMO
Managed Care
Medicaid
Medicare
Healthcare Industry
Healthcare Consulting
r****[email protected]
Scott Calvin Kleinheksel
Director of Annual Giving
Greater Los Angeles Area
Director of Annual Giving
Director of Annual Giving
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Board Member, Board Chair (2012-14)
Manager, Strategy
Economist
Accounting Clerk
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Carleton College
Recommendations: 1
Strategy
Analytics
Data Analysis
Market Research
Strategic Planning
Management Consulting
Economics
Financial Modeling
s****[email protected]
s****[email protected]
Yotam Regev
VP Operations
Greater Los Angeles Area
VP Operations
Deputy Controller
Economist
Baruch College
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Recommendations: 1
Business Planning
Financial Modeling
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Economics
Customer Service
Food Service
Asset Management
t****[email protected]
Oommen Thomas
Corporate Vice President - Finance
Greater Los Angeles Area
Corporate Vice President - Finance
Mentor
Principal - Securities and Finance Practice
Director (Economic and Valuation Services)
Sr. Manager (Economist)
Sr. Managing Economist
Naval Architect
Recommendations: 1
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Financial Services
Start-ups
Valuation
Finance
Financial Analysis
Business Valuation
o****[email protected]
Bill Watkins, Ph.D
Executive Director
Greater Los Angeles Area
Executive Director
Executive Director
Economist
Graduate Student
Various Lending
University of California, Santa Barbara
Recommendations: 1
Economics
Macroeconomics
Public Speaking
Policy Analysis
Non-profits
Agriculture
Research
Economic Research
Rahab Mahfud
Project Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Project Manager
Sr. Analyst
Sr. Analyst
Economist
Fulbright Scholar
Intern
Northeastern University
Brandeis University, Lemberg - International Business School
Recommendations: 0
Energy policy, Utilities, Rates, Regulation and Pricing
Financial Modeling
Analysis
Finance
Leadership
Data Analysis
Pricing
Financial Analysis
r****[email protected]
Jill Kennedy
Senior Director
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Director
Economist
Decision Analytics Group
Business Strategy
Economic Consultant
Analyst
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Pepperdine University
Recommendations: 0
Valuation
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Analysis
Management Consulting
Economics
Analytics
Strategy
j****[email protected]
Amy Aukstikalnis
Senior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Economist
Housing Commissioner
University of Houston
University of Houston, Bauer College of Business
University of Houston, Bauer College of Business
Recommendations: 0
Data Analysis
Economics
Research
Analysis
Statistics
SAS
Econometrics
Stata
a****[email protected]
a****[email protected]
Francisco Buera
Senior Economist and Research Advisor
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Economist and Research Advisor
Associate Professor
Senior Research Economist
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Recommendations: 0
Economics
Microeconomics
Quantitative Analytics
Economic Research
Macroeconomics
Research
LaTeX
Econometrics
f****[email protected]
Jeremy Guinta
Associate Director
Greater Los Angeles Area
Associate Director
Manager
Director
Associate Economist
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Davis
St. Francis High School
Recommendations: 0
Stata
Statistics
Data Analysis
SAS
Litigation Support
Litigation Consulting
Labor Economics
SQL
j****[email protected]
Courtney Jane
Professor
Greater Los Angeles Area
Professor
Adjunct Professor
Argosy University, Undergraduate Chair and Professor
Wealth Management
Real Estate Finance and Consulting
Manager
Account Manager
Economist, Domestic Finance
Argosy University
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
University of California, San Diego
Recommendations: 0
Finance
Financial Analysis
Wealth Management
Investments
Property Management
Public Speaking
Real Estate Economics
Consulting
c****[email protected]
Michael Dworsky
Associate Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Associate Economist
Teaching and Research Assistant
Summer Associate
Senior Research Assistant
Research Specialist
Stanford University
Williams College
Recommendations: 0
Stata
Mata
Matlab
LaTeX
SAS
Python
Excel
Word
d****[email protected]
Robert Reville
Senior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Economist
Director, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Co-Director, RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy
Brown University
State University of New York at Buffalo
City Honors School
Recommendations: 0
Econometrics
Risk Management
Policy
Statistical Modeling
Research
Economics
Statistics
Data Analysis
b****[email protected]
Ndidi Obidoa
Co-Founder
Greater Los Angeles Area
Co-Founder
Summer Intern
Economist
Marketing Manager, Hemophilia Analytics
Management Consultant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
Recommendations: 0
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Marketing Strategy
Market Research
Brand Development
Skin Care Products
Operations Management
Product Marketing
n*****@sloan.mit.edu
d****[email protected]
Deepa Salastekar
Junior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Junior Economist
Marketing, Investor Relations and Product Development for private equity and hedge fund platform
Capital Markets - Head of Institutional Sales
Managing Director - Fixed Income Derivatives Sales
Head of Sales & Distribution and Chief Product Officer
Recommendations: 0
Fixed Income
d****[email protected]
Wacharaphan (Art) Tanaprakob
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
Intern analyst
Intern, Student Internship Program (SIP 50)
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Mahawithayalai Thammasat
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Chulalongkorn Mahawitthayalai
National Taiwan University
Recommendations: 0
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
International Economics
Emerging Markets
Bloomberg
Eviews
Monetary Policy
Monetary Economics
w****[email protected]
Sho Nakazawa
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Waseda University
Recommendations: 0
Microsoft Office
Analysis
Research
Banking
Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Modeling
s****[email protected]
Eric Lodge
Director of Product
Greater Los Angeles Area
Director of Product
Lead Product Manager
Senior Product Manager
Product Manager
Monetization Manager
Renewable Energy Economist
CSU Sacramento
Recommendations: 0
Monetization
Social Games
Video Games
Game Design
Online Gaming
Product Management
Virtual Goods
Mobile Games
e****[email protected]
G. Edward (Ted) Anderson
Vice President and Senior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Vice President and Senior Economist
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 0
Econometrics
Economics
Stata
Statistics
SAS
Data Analysis
Research
Economic Research
g****[email protected]
g****[email protected]
Farnaz Amini, Ph.D.
Transfer Pricing Economist - Senior
Greater Los Angeles Area
Transfer Pricing Economist - Senior
Transfer Pricing Economist
Economic Consultant
Associate Economist
Research Assistant
Contributing Analyst
Economic Growth Research Analyst on Assignment at United States Agency for International Development
Legal Researcher
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University
University of Toronto
Recommendations: 0
Economics
Econometrics
Stata
Research
Macroeconomics
Policy Analysis
Analysis
Economic Research
p****[email protected]
Selma Hepp
Chief Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Chief Economist
Senior Economist
Economist; Manager, Public Policy and Homeownership
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
PhD Research Assistant
Special Research Assistant
Real Estate Agent
University of Maryland College Park
SUNY at Buffalo
Old Dominion University
Recommendations: 0
GIS analysis
Econometrics
Economic Research
Real Estate Economics
Housing Finance
Economic Impact
Urban Planning
Urban Economics
h****[email protected]
s****[email protected]
Ricardo Basurto-Davila
Chief, Policy Analysis Unit
Greater Los Angeles Area
Chief, Policy Analysis Unit
Economist
RCMAR Scholar
Prevention Effectiveness Fellow
Doctoral Fellow
External Consultant
Underdirector of Regulatory Improvement
F. S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
University of Texas at Austin
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Recommendations: 0
Health Economics
Decision Analysis
Modeling
Policy Analysis
Public Health
SAS
Policy
Global Health
r****[email protected]
Warren Mayers
Economist II
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist II
Economist I
Market Research Intern
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Recommendations: 0
Strategy
Business Development
International Development
Economics
Econometrics
Economic Research
Macroeconomics
Entrepreneurship
w****[email protected]
Bryan Gobin
Industry Advisor, Financial Services Lead, U.S. West
Greater Los Angeles Area
Industry Advisor, Financial Services Lead, U.S. West
Business Development Executive (Associate Partner)
Summer Business Associate
Financial Analyst
Associate Economist
Research Associate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
Swarthmore College
Recommendations: 0
Economics
Financial Modeling
Portfolio Management
Credit Risk
Analysis
Program Management
Data Analysis
Business Development
b****[email protected]
Elizabeth Wilke
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
Doctoral Fellow and Associate Analyst
Legal Assistant
Research Assistant
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
The University of Texas at Austin
Recommendations: 0
Policy Analysis
Copy Editing
Qualitative Research
Econometrics
Stata
Public Policy
Statistics
Public Health
e****[email protected]
Levan Efremidze
Assistant Professor of Finance
Greater Los Angeles Area
Assistant Professor of Finance
Visiting Assistant Professor
Economist
Visiting Assistant Professor
Claremont Graduate University
University of Colorado Boulder
Recommendations: 0
Econometrics
Economics
Microeconomics
Finance
Forecasting
Financial Markets
Stata
Statistics
l****[email protected]
Erwin Ruhland
Staff Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Staff Economist
Group Manager - Strategy Portfolio Prioritization
Managing Director/Founder
Director -Licensing Finance
Founder/Managing Director
Sr Vice President
Sr. Evaluation Consultant
London Business School
Colorado School of Mines
London Business School, U. of London
Recommendations: 0
Portfolio Prioirtization
Financial Modeling
Decision Analysis
Strategic Planning
Licensing
Negotiation
Venture Capital
Strategy
j****[email protected]
Anna Paternot
CEO, Producer
Greater Los Angeles Area
CEO, Producer
Co Founder
Executive Assistant to CEO
Marketing Communications Specialist
Customer Service Specialist
Economist
Marketing Specialist
Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute
Moscow Academy for Humanities and Social Studies (former Moscow Humanitarian University)
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 0
Entertainment
Digital Media
Social Media
Feature Films
Social Media Marketing
New Media
Television
Film
a*****@blacklev.com
Lee Heavner
Managing Principal
Greater Los Angeles Area
Managing Principal
Senior Economist
Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The University of Chicago
Recommendations: 0
Securities
Corporate Finance
Economics
Litigation
Investment Management
Mutual Funds
Investments
Valuation
l****[email protected]
Hanna Hong
Senior Consultant
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Consultant
Field Economist
Program Management/Analyst (Summer Internship)
OA (Fall Internship)
Financial Analyst (Summer Internship)
Military Intelligence
Chaplains Assistant
Deloitte University
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
University of California, Riverside
Cochise College
Recommendations: 0
Leadership
Intelligence Analysis
Intelligence
Analysis
DoD
Salesforce.com
Project Management
National Security
h****[email protected]
James Ming Tam
Senior Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Economist
Strategic Marketing Consultant
Consulting Associate
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management
Recommendations: 0
Valuation
Financial Modeling
Mergers
Corporate Finance
Financial Analysis
Securities
Securities Litigation
Financial Economics
m*****@ucla.edu
e****[email protected]
Thomas Turney
Managing Principal
Greater Los Angeles Area
Managing Principal
Principal
Economist
Vice President - Manager - High Technology Corporate Banking
UCLA
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Recommendations: 0
Capital
Mergers
Investments
Investment Banking
Private Equity
Corporate Finance
Venture Capital
Divestitures
t****[email protected]
Roger Ridlehoover
Owner
Greater Los Angeles Area
Owner
Owner
Economist
Principal
Senior Economist
Economist
Economist
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
University of California, Los Angeles
Texas A&M University
Recommendations: 0
Landscape Architecture
Landscape design
Land Art
California native plants
Irrigation
Land Use Planning
Arboriculture
Public Speaking
r****[email protected]
Dean Fusco
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Los Angeles Area
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain
Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain
Director, Global Supply Chain Management
Vice President, Product Management & Manufacturing
Director, Global Forecasting and Planning
Economist
University of Maryland
University of Maryland College Park
Recommendations: 0
Supply Chain Management
Mergers
Forecasting
Supply Chain
Finance
Logistics
Strategic Sourcing
Global Sourcing
d****[email protected]
Joel Singer
CEO
Greater Los Angeles Area
CEO
Chancellor's Intern Fellow
CEO
VP Public Policy and Chief Economist
Fulbright Fellow
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 0
j*****@car.org
Matias Vergara Kaplan
MBA student
Greater Los Angeles Area
MBA student
Economist
University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
Recommendations: 0
m****[email protected]
Michael DeMetre
Engineering Consultant
Greater Los Angeles Area
Engineering Consultant
Team Leader, PM
Project Manager
Project Engineer, Contracting Specialist
Chief Engineer, Eng'r. Economist
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Trine Univ. 1963, BSCE
USAF
Recommendations: 0
Advanced SCUBA, BSAC
Road
Team Leadership
Program Management
Feasibility Studies
Civil Engineering
Highways
Infrastructure
m****[email protected]
Richard Ruiz, MBA, CFE
Forensic Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Forensic Economist
University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 0
Financial Analysis
Employment Law
Retirement
Civil Litigation
Negotiation
Toxic Tort
Executive Pay
Medical Malpractice
r****[email protected]
r****[email protected]
Caroline Tassot
Development Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Development Economist
Associate Economist
Research Assistant
Assistant Policy Analyst
Consultant
Intern
Visiting scholar
Intern
Intern
Rand Graduate School
Rand Graduate School
Sciences Po Paris
Recommendations: 0
Data Analysis
Research
Policy Analysis
Stata
Public Policy
Economics
Econometrics
Program Evaluation
c****[email protected]
Kevin Kiyan
Managing Director
Greater Los Angeles Area
Managing Director
Executive Director
VP Marketing Analytics
Founder and CEO
Senior Manager
Manager
Market Information Mgr
Staff Manager, Market Analysis & Economics
Economist
New York University
University of California, Irvine
Recommendations: 0
Transfer Pricing
Financial Analysis
Management Consulting
Tax
Analytics
Leadership
Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Analysis
k****[email protected]
k****[email protected]
Claudio Paiva
Visiting Professor of Economics
Greater Los Angeles Area
Visiting Professor of Economics
Professor and Chair of Economics
Senior Economist
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recommendations: 0
Policy
Teaching
Economic Research
Monetary Economics
Political Science
Statistics
Economics
Macroeconomics
c****[email protected]
Edward Carr Franks
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
Managing Director
Pardee RAND Graduate School
Recommendations: 0
Economics
Econometrics
Public Policy
Foreign Policy
Asset Allocation
American Civil War
Economic History
Money Management
e****[email protected]
e****[email protected]
Armen Markosyan
Economist
Greater Los Angeles Area
Economist
Research Assistant
Washington State University
Washington State University
Agribusiness Teaching Center of ASAU and Texas A&M
Armenian State Agrarian University
Recommendations: 0
Econometrics
Microeconomics
Industrial Organization
Gauss
SAS
Economics
Statistical Modeling
Time Series Analysis
g****[email protected]
Kari Olson
Information Technology Manager
Greater Los Angeles Area
Information Technology Manager
Founder and President, Center for Innovation & Wellbeing
Chief Innovation & Technology Officer
Information Technology Manager
Information Technology Consultant
Vice President, Information Technology
Chief Technology Officer
Economist & International Data Systems Product Manager
University of California, Los Angeles
Recommendations: 0
