Dr. Bill Conerly is the principal of Conerly Consulting LLC, which helps business leaders make more profitable decisions through a better understanding of the economy. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. He was previously Senior Vice President at First Interstate Bank.

Dr. Conerly is the author of Businomics, published by Platinum Press in 2007. He is also co-author of Thinking Economics, a high school textbook used in 24 states. Two of his articles are required reading in graduate courses at MIT and Wharton.

Dr. Conerly is chairman of the board of Cascade Policy Institute, a member of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s Council of Economic Advisors, and a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis.

Website: http://businomics.typepad.com/