Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D.
Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D. is principal and chief economist of Kleinhenz & Associates, an economic, financial consulting and wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Jack is also a Regional Economist, Adjunct Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and serves as chief economist for the National Retail Federation headquartered in Washington, D.C. Formerly with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Jack also served as chief economist and consultant to the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the nation’s largest chamber of commerce.
With over 30 years of broad-based experience working with Fortune 500 companies, financial service organizations, regulators, planners, universities, airports, manufacturers, chambers of commerce, trade associations, non-profit organizations and state and local government agencies, Jack is known for translating economics and information into clear explanations and action. A frequent speaker on business and regional economic issues, Jack is regularly called upon for his expertise by the local and national media.
A contributing economic forecaster to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Jack has been recognized each year by the Chicago Federal Reserve for forecasting excellence from 2000- 2010.
In 2008, Jack was awarded the title of Fellow by the National Association for Business Economists (NABE). A former NABE board member, he is the most recent chairman of the NABE Education Foundation and a member of NABE’s statistics committee that meets with policymakers and administrators of U.S statistical agencies, and is an NABE Economic Outlook Panelist.
Jack is a member of the Governor of Ohio’s Council of Economic Advisors and the Northeast Ohio Council of Economic Policy Advisors, and a corporate director for Beverage Distributors, Inc. He serves on the investment committee of Alpha Sigma Nu, Inc., the Honor Society of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education and is a former trustee of Notre Dame College. In 1995, Jack was named one of John Carroll University’s Top 50 School of Business Graduates. Previous faculty appointments include the University of Notre Dame and John Carroll University. A graduate of John Carroll University, Jack earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.