Economic Experts

Greg Trahan

Assistant Vice President for Economic DevelopmentLouisiana State University

Greg Trahan works to build partnerships by connecting business and industry to LSU’s expert research and faculty.

Deborah Stienstra

Professor University of Manitoba

author, researcher, advocate, speaker on inclusion, accessibility, gender-based analysis, disability policy, and global development

Chester Spatt

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Chester Spatt has been a leader in financial economics for more than four decades.

Lindsay Tedds

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Victoria

Associate Professor of economics with expertise in the design and implementation of tax policy.

Michael Ehrlich

Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Director of NJ Innovation Acceleration CenterNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Ehrlich's research focuses on financial markets and institutions, with an emphasis on market failures

Kristy Towry

Professor Emerita of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Ralph Carter

Piper Professor, Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Professor Carter focuses on Middle East conflicts, U.S. foreign trade and defense policy, with an emphasis on the roles played by Congress.

Greg Waymire

Professor Emeritus of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Waymire’s research has examined the effects of disclosure and the emergence of accounting institutions

Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science and International AffairsUniversity of Mary Washington

Director of UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies. Author/co-author of books on the presidency, mass media, public opinion, journalism

Dorothea Herreiner

Associate Professor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts