CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Joe Brusuelas
Chief Economist, McGladrey
Joseph Brusuelas specializes in analyzing the U.S. monetary policy, labor markets, fiscal policy, economic indicators and the condition of the U.S. consumer with 20 years of experience in finance and economics. Prior to joining McGladrey in July 2014, he spent the past four years as a Senior Economist at Bloomberg, LP and the Bloomberg Briefs newsletter group. As co-founder of the award winning Bloomberg Economic Brief, Joseph was named as one of the 26 economists to follow by the Huffington Post. Earlier in his career, he was a Director at Moody's Analytics where he covered the U.S. and global economies for the Dismal Scientist web site. Formerly, he was the chief economist at Merk Investments L.L.C. and chief U.S. economist at IDEAglobal.
In his current role, Joe provides macroeconomic perspective to help clients anticipate and address the unique issues and challenges facing their businesses and the industries in which they operate. He also produces monthly economic reports for the middle market and for key industries within that market.
He regularly appears on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio and is frequently quoted by the financial press on the U.S. and global economies. Joseph is the co-author of Forex Analysis and Trading: Effective Top-Down Strategies Combining Fundamental, Position, and Technical Analyses and the upcoming "It's Worse Than You Think: The US Economy and the Decline of the American Middle Class," both published by Wiley.
Professional Affiliations and Credentials
-National Association of Business Economists and American Economic Association
Education
-Doctor of Philosophy, political science & public policy, University of Southern California
-Master of Arts, political science, San Diego State University
-Bachelor of Arts, political science, San Diego State University
