Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D. is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation and former Whitney M. Young Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Anderson is an expert on labor economics and human resource management and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor for the Employment Standards Administration.
Peter A. Angelides, Ph.D. is
Vice President and Director of Econsult Corporation. He
is an economist who provides economic and financial
analysis and advice to clients in both consulting and
litigation contexts on matters relevant to public
policy, economic development and valuation. He has over
fifteen years of experience in economic consulting and
in the planning and development community.
Jere R. Behrman, Ph.D. is the William Kenan Professor of Economics and former
Chairperson of the Department of Economics at the
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Behrman is an
internationally recognized authority on labor economics,
human resources, and the economics of developing
countries.
Douglas H. Blair, Ph.D. is Professor of Economics and Political Science and
former Chair of the Department of Economics at Rutgers
University. Dr. Blair has applied his expertise in
microeconomic theory to a variety of litigation areas
including antitrust, regulation, and stockholder
disputes.
Gregory R. Byrnes, M.A.is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation and is
president of Byrnes Communications and publisher of an annual magazine
that highlights the region's positive business trends. He spent 20 years
marketing the city and the region as the former director of economic and
business development for PECO and former president of the Philadelphia
Developers Alliance.
Peter Cappelli, D.Phil is the George W. Taylor Professor, Director of the
Center for Human Resources, and former Chair of the
Management Department of the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. He is a recognized expert on
the organization of work, job skills, and the employment
relationship.
David L. Crawford, Ph.D. is President of Econsult Corporation and Adjunct
Professor of Management in the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Crawford's 30 years of
litigation and consulting experience include damage
analysis, employment discrimination, personal injury,
antitrust, intellectual property and human resource
management issues.
Kathleen M. Duffy, B.B.A.
is Managing Principal of Econsult Corporation. Since
1980, Ms. Duffy has been responsible for the
administration of Econsult. She serves as both Treasurer
and Secretary.
Joseph P. Fuhr, Jr., Ph.D. is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation and Professor of Economics at Widener University. Dr. Fuhr has extensive experience in the analysis of antitrust matters and economic issues relating to the health care industry, telecommunications and sports.
Kevin C. Gillen, Ph.D.
is Vice President of Econsult Corporation and an urban
economist with special expertise in Philadelphia area
real estate markets. His research in urban economics
appears in numerous publications and is cited in various
policy applications and has been cited extensively in
the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia
Daily News and Philadelphia Magazine
Daniel C. Gundersen, M.G.A.
is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation. He is a former cabinet official for the State of New York and held senior positions in Commerce for the governors of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His experiences include directing highly successful public/private partnerships in Greater Philadelphia. Dan Gundersen is on the board of the International Economic Development Council.
Pamela M. Harper, M.B.A., J.D.,
is a Principal with the Harper Group, a firm that
specializes in providing strategic marketing,
communications and planning advice to the private as
well as public sector. Ms. Harper has traveled
extensively, particularly in Africa, and lectured on
Aviation Marketing and Management in China. She is also
an Adjunct Professor at the Fox School of Management at
Temple University in the School of Tourism and
Hospitality Management.
Lee Huang, M.G.A.
is a Director of Econsult Corporation. With an
undergraduate degree from the Wharton School and a
master’s degree from the Fels School of Government of
the University of Pennsylvania, Lee provides an
excellent perspective for public, private, and
non-profit clients. He has extensive experience in day
to day management as well as strategic decision making.
Charles J. Isdell, A.A.E.,
is a Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation. Charles was Philadelphia’s Director of Aviation from 2000 to 2009. He is a member of the American Association of Airport Executives’ Policy Review Committee. He earned his Master’s Degree at Temple University and later completed the Wharton Advanced Management Program. He was recently named an “Executive in Residence” at Temple’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Tabatha A. Lupinetti, B.S. is Senior Associate of Econsult Corporation. Ms.
Lupinetti earned a B.S. degree in Computer Information
Systems, from The College of New Jersey. As part of the
firms' research analyst team she brings a complete
knowledge of analytical software including statistical
and data analysis programs such as SAS, STATA and SPSS.
Janice F. Madden, Ph.D.
is the Robert C. Daniels Foundation Term Professor of
Urban Studies, and Professor of Regional Science,
Sociology and Real Estate at the University of
Pennsylvania. She has also served on the faculty of the
Federal Judicial Center. Dr. Madden is one of the
foremost authorities on Equal Employment Opportunity
litigation.
Brett Mandel, M.G.A.
is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation and is the former Executive Director of Philadelphia Forward, a citizens' organization advocating tax fairness, ethics reform, and budgetary transparency. Previously, Brett served as Director, Financial and Policy Analysis, in the City of Philadelphia Office of the Controller. He is also the author of a number of books about Philadelphia urban policy and baseball in American culture.
Roberto S. Mariano, Ph.D.
is Professor of Economics and Statistics at the
University of Pennsylvania. An expert on econometric
modeling for forecasting and policy analysis, Dr.
Mariano has consulted with Asian and American firms,
Asian central banks and governments, and international
agencies.
Olivia S. Mitchell, Ph.D. is the International
Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor of
Insurance and Risk Management in the Wharton School and
Executive Director of the Pension Research Council. She
is an expert on private and public pension systems and
on other fringe benefits.
Michael Morrone, B.A. is a Research Analyst with Econsult Corporation. He works with the firm’s litigation practice, providing data and statistical support for employment litigation cases.
Stephen P. Mullin, M.A. is Senior Vice President and
Principal of Econsult Corporation and a Lecturer at
Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania. He
is the former Finance Director and former Commerce
Director of the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Mullin is an
expert on state and local public finance, urban and
regional economics, e-commerce, real estate, and
economic impact analysis.
Lauren Murphy is Administrative Assistant with
Econsult Corporation. Mrs. Murphy has a B.A. in
English from Rutgers University and in addition to being
the first contact for the firm, she is responsible for
editing correspondence, maintaining the corporate
contact database, recording all incoming documents to
the firm, compiling the schedules of all staff,
coordinating and setting up travel and meetings in and
out of the firm.
Joel L. Naroff, Ph.D. is Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation, President and founder of Naroff Economic Advisors and a nationally recognized economic forecasting expert. Dr. Naroff advises companies across the country on the risks and opportunities that economic development may have on their organization's operating environment. He is on the Board of both the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia and the Corporate Committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Adam Ozimek, M.A. is an Associate with Econsult
Corporation. He joined the company in January of 2008.
His work has included preparation of databases, and
econometric analysis for consulting and litigation
clients. He is experienced in several analytical
programs, including SAS, STATA, and ArcGIS.
Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D. is the Hernreich
Distinguished Professor of Economics in the College of
Arts and Sciences and the John M. Olin School of
Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr.
Pollak is one of the world's leading experts on price
indices and consumer demand behavior.
Andrew W. Postlewaite, Ph.D. is Professor and former
Chairman of the Department of Economics and Professor of
Finance and Public Policy and Management in the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr.
Postlewaite's areas of specialty are industrial
organization and finance.
Thomas J. Prusa, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of
Economics at Rutgers University. He has testified before
the International Trade Commission. Dr. Prusa is an
expert on international trade and on the process of
adjudicating unfair trade complaints.
Lawrence J. Quartana, Ph.D. has over 28 years
experience in human resources development, management
consultation, engineering, education, and research
science. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Tulane
University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Development
from Temple University. Dr. Quartana currently serves on
the faculty of the Wharton School of Business of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Aqil A. Sabur is a Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation. Aqil is an economic development and finance professional with a thirty year history and solid background in private and public sector business development. He formerly served as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority, the West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution, and president of the Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation.
G. Craig Schelter, M.Arch is a Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation. Craig is principal of Schelter & Associates. His practice provides counsel and support to organizations that promote job creation and that seek to balance growth with environmental, design and community sensitivity.
Sam Sherman is a Senior Advisor of Econsult Corporation and owner of Sam Sherman Associates, LLC and New Urban Ventures—both focused on New Urbanist development in Philadelphia. Sam is Board member of the Congress for New Urbanism’s Philadelphia and National boards; Chairman of the Philadelphia Historical Commission and past President of the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia.
Anita A. Summers, M.A. is Professor Emeritus and
former Chair of the Department of Public Policy and
Management in the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. She is a leading expert on the economics
of education and urban economics.
Sandra E. Timmons is the Office Manager and
Bookkeeper of Econsult Corporation. Ms. Timmons has been
with the firm since 1992 and is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of the firm.
Alexander Vekker, Ph.D. is Vice President of
Econsult Corporation and Adjunt Associate Professor of
Economics at Drexel University. His expertise is the
economic analysis of large data sets in support of the
litigation and consulting areas of employment
discrimination, damage analysis, and human resources
management.
Richard P. Voith, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President and
Principal of Econsult Corporation. Prior to joining
Econsult, Dr. Voith was an Economic Advisor at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Vice Chairman
of the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority (SEPTA). He has published
widely in the areas of transportation, real estate, and
metropolitan development.
Sidney Wong, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Communities, Temple University. Dr. Wong’s expertise is in fiscal impact studies, market analysis and needs assessment, local economic development, geographically targeted tax incentives, community development and information, and land use planning.