Founder and CEO
Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D.
Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., is CEO of Kleinhenz & Associates, a business and economic consulting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm specializes in industry studies, regional economics, labor market issues, strategic planning and business plan development.
Jack has over 25 years of broad-based experience working with a variety of firms including Fortune 500 companies. He is known for translating economics and information into clear explanations and action. Jack speaks on business and regional economic issues and is regularly called upon for his expertise by the local and national media. Formerly with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Jack recently served as chief economist and consultant to the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, the nation’s largest chamber of commerce. He teaches economics as a faculty member of Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. Jack currently teaches Urban Economics and Economics for Non-Profit Managers.
A graduate of John Carroll University, Jack earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. He has completed post-graduate programs at Weatherhead School of Management and Carnegie Mellon University. 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.
Jack is a member of the Governor of Ohio’s Council of Economic Advisors, serves on the Northeast Ohio Council of Regional Economic Policy Advisors, board director of Notre Dame College, a corporate director for Beverage Distributors, Inc, Cleveland, Ohio and former board member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), and is a member of the NABE Outlook panel. He is chairman of NABE’s educational foundation and a member of NABE’s statistics committee that meets regularly with federal policymakers and statistical agencies. A contributing economic forecaster to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Economic Outlook Panel he was recognized for forecasting excellence in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. His 2003 US economic forecast received the most awards at the December 2003 meeting and recently received 2005 award for best GDP forecast from Fed of Chicago’s Economic Outlook Symposium. He is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Survey of Professional Forecasters.