[June 17, 2013] IHS Names Douglas Handler as Chief U.S. Economist Tweet Jun 17, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- IHS, a source of information and insight, has named Douglas P. Handler, an industry economist and experienced researcher, its chief U.S. economist. According to a release, Handler will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of IHS macroeconomic forecasts and analyses for the U.S. and for leading the North American Macroeconomic group of economists which includes consumer and retail expert, Chris Christopher; international trade expert, Gregory Daco; Federal Reserve and financial services expert, Paul Edelstein; housing and construction expert, Patrick Newport; and Canadian economists, Arlene Kish and Jillian Kohut. Handler will also contribute to development of IHS global forecasts, working closely with IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh and other regional economists. He will also engage in customer support, business development and media interaction throughout the region. He will be based in the IHS office in Lexington, Mass., and assume his new duties in July. His areas of expertise amassed over a career spanning more than 20 years include macroeconomic and microeconomic forecasting, econometric and financial modeling, and consulting project management. Before joining IHS, Handler was chief economist for Cisco Consulting Services at Cisco Systems, and before that, program director for industry economics for IBM. Prior to that, he directed research at A.C. Nielsen and econometric analysis at Dun & Bradstreet. Early on, he served as director of U.S. short-term forecasting at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates which later became part of IHS Global Insight. He also was an economist in the special studies section for the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System. "Doug's ideal mixture of real-world economic forecasting experience combined with first-rate econometric modeling will provide the type of leadership for our best-in-class U.S. economics team so that they continue producing the crucial information our clients need to make the key decisions that guide the success of their businesses," said IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]