The Bowtie Economist, Internationally-Acclaimed for Making Economics Fun, Relevant and Educational
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Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed economist and public speaker who specializes in making the arcana and minutia of economics fun, relevant, and educational. He earned a B.A. in economics with first-class honors from McGill University in Montreal and a Master's and Ph.D. in public administration from Syracuse University.
Eisenberg, a former Senior Economist with the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, D.C., is the creator of the multifamily stock index (the first nationally recognized index to track the total return of public firms principally involved in the ownership and management of apartments), the author of more than eighty-five articles, serves on the Expert Advisory Board of Mortgage Market Guide and is a regular consultant to several large real estate professional associations, hedge funds, and investment advisory groups. He has spoken to hundreds of business groups and associations, often as a keynote speaker.
Dr. Eisenberg has been invited to testify before lawmakers and is often asked to comment on proposed legislation. His research and opinions have been featured in Bloomberg, Business Week, Bureau of National Affairs, Forbes, Fortune, and many other publications. He is a regularly featured guest on cable news programs, talk, and public radio.
Dr.Eisenberg is the Chief Economist for GraphsandLaughs, LLC, a Miami-based economic consulting firm that serves various clients across the United States. He writes a syndicated column and authors a daily 70 word commentary on the economy. He is a frequent speaker on topics including economic forecasts, the economic impact of industries such as home building and tourism, consequences of government regulation, strategic business development, and other current economic issues.
Elliot has visited 49 of 50 states and 45 of 50 state capitols (ask him which ones he is missing). He loves ice hockey and talking economics with crowds large and small.
"Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, PhD, is spot on with his daily economic blogs, short and long term projections and common sense approach to national and global macro and micro economics!"S. Robert August, President, North Star Synergies
"The participants found Elliot’s economic outlook very valuable in understanding the drivers of a downturn in the economy. He also provided the group with a different perspective compared to the content from other economists and offered up clear predictions which will help one executive consider future decisions for his bank. Elliot delivered 100+%, and was easy, organized and fun to strategize with. I highly recommend Dr. Eisenberg and look forward to working with him again."Lisa Livingstone, Program Executive & Meeting Planner, Western States Director Education Foundation
"In a survey after the meeting, more than 95 percent of VSI’s members who responded said the information you shared was relevant for the industry. Many members told me that they hope you’ll join us again as a speaker — and we are ready to book you once more!"Jery Y. Huntley, President & CEO, Vinyl Siding Institute
"Our company conducts quarterly seminars and there is typically a 25%-30% percent no-show rate. For Elliot’s presentation, the crowd was “standing room only”. In 20 years of presenting, I have never seen a crowd as excited, enthusiastic, and as entertained … “"Jeff Ratanapool, President, Century Mortgage Company
"Our attendees clapped, laughed, cried, and gave you a standing ovation. You made economics easy to understand and relevant to our attendees business, not an easy feat. One of the best decisions we made in planning for CMLS…"Kathleen E. Condon, President & CEO, MLS Property Information Network
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