Speaker Bio
TOPIC: "A Forecast for the Puget Sound Economy: Both Sides of the Curtain" will be presented by Hart Hodges. The presentation will provide participants with an economic forecast for the Puget Sound region as well as 'pull back the curtain' a bit to discuss how the CEBR model works.
BIO: Hart Hodges is Director of Western Washington University’s (WWU) Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR). CEBR is the current publisher of the Puget Sound Economic Forecaster (PSEF) a quarterly print publication and website acquired in 2017 from its founders, Conway Pedersen Economics, Inc. PSEF provides research on the economic prospects for the Puget Sound region (King County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, and Snohomish County).
Hart joined the faculty at WWU in the Fall of 2000 and his research interests include natural resource and environmental economics, health economics, and applied business economics. In addition to his research, teaching, and CEBR Directorship responsibilities at WWU, Hart is a Principal at Waycross Investment Management in Bellingham. His responsibilities as a Principal, include compliance and oversight of Waycross’ proprietary statistical model for investment ranking, amongst other roles. Consistent with his research interests and priorities, Hart has an additional focus in socially and environmentally responsible investing.
Hart received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1994 from the University of Washington (UW). While at the UW, Hart received awards for both undergraduate and graduate teaching instruction. He taught economics from 1993-1995 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and then served as the natural resource damage assessment economist for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Hart also spent several years working with an economic consulting firm in Alaska. Previously, he earned a Masters in Environmental Management from Duke University, and his BA from Williams College. He is past president of the Association of University Business and Economic Research and a member of the National Association of Business Economics.
BIO: Hart Hodges is Director of Western Washington University’s (WWU) Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR). CEBR is the current publisher of the Puget Sound Economic Forecaster (PSEF) a quarterly print publication and website acquired in 2017 from its founders, Conway Pedersen Economics, Inc. PSEF provides research on the economic prospects for the Puget Sound region (King County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, and Snohomish County).
Hart joined the faculty at WWU in the Fall of 2000 and his research interests include natural resource and environmental economics, health economics, and applied business economics. In addition to his research, teaching, and CEBR Directorship responsibilities at WWU, Hart is a Principal at Waycross Investment Management in Bellingham. His responsibilities as a Principal, include compliance and oversight of Waycross’ proprietary statistical model for investment ranking, amongst other roles. Consistent with his research interests and priorities, Hart has an additional focus in socially and environmentally responsible investing.
Hart received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1994 from the University of Washington (UW). While at the UW, Hart received awards for both undergraduate and graduate teaching instruction. He taught economics from 1993-1995 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and then served as the natural resource damage assessment economist for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Hart also spent several years working with an economic consulting firm in Alaska. Previously, he earned a Masters in Environmental Management from Duke University, and his BA from Williams College. He is past president of the Association of University Business and Economic Research and a member of the National Association of Business Economics.