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ECONOMISTS & STAFF

 
ALPHABETICAL LISTING

Senior Consultants

Senior Advisors

Senior Project Staff

Academic Affiliates

Project Staff and     Administrative

Alphabetical Listing

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.