Nariman Behravesh Ph.D. — Chief Economist at Markit

Dr. Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D., serves as the Chief Economist at IHS Markit Ltd. At IHS Markit, Dr. Behravesh oversees the work of more than 400 Professionals and directs the entire economic forecasting process. Dr. Behravesh has responsibility for developing the economic outlook and risk analysis for the United States, Europe, Japan, China and emerging markets. He has been covering the global economy for nearly 40 years. Dr. Behravesh served as Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of IHS Economics & Country Risk, Inc. Before joining Global Insight, Dr. Behravesh served as Chief International Economist for Standard & Poor's. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Economics U.S.A., Inc. He also spent ten years at WEFA Group, where he served a number of positions, including group Senior Vice President. Early in his career, Dr. Behravesh worked at the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve. Dr. Behravesh was the host of the PBS television series Inside the Global Economy. He has authored numerous articles in such publications as European Affairs and Credit Week, co-authored two books' Economics U$A and Microcomputers, Corporate Planning and Decision Support Systems'and was a contributing author to a recent book on scenario analysis, entitled Learning From the Future. He regularly appears on national radio and television programs including BBC World Business Report, NBC Nightly News, CNN Headline News, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Your World with Neil Cavuto (Fox News), CNBC's Closing Bell, Bloomberg TV's World Financial Report and All Things Considered on National Public Radio. He is cited frequently in leading business publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, Business Week, Newsweek, Fortune, Forbes and U.S. News and World Report. He is the author of Spin-Free Economics A No-Nonsense, Nonpartisan Guide to Today's Global Economic Debates (McGraw-Hill). Dr. Behravesh holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.