Dr. Lawrence Chimerine is Managing Director and Chief Economist at the Economic Strategy Institute (ESI) in Washington, DC.; Senior Economic Advisor, The WEFA Group, in Eddystone, PA.; and President, Radnor International Consulting Inc., in Radnor, PA. He is the former Chairman, Chief Executive, and Chief Economist of Chase Econometrics and The WEFA Group.

For more than 19 years as an economic consultant, Dr. Chimerine has lent his advice and council to an impressive resume of major Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions and government agencies, providing private consultation on the state of the U.S. and world economics, specific industries and sectors, and the impact of economic conditions on decision making, budgeting, and strategic planning. He has served on numerous corporate boards, is a member of various professional associations and has held teaching positions at three universities.

From 1965 to 1979, Dr. Chimerine was Manager of the U.S. Economic Research and Forecasting for the IBM Corporation. He left IBM to assume the chairmanship at Chase Econometrics...