Chief Economist
EY
Gregory Daco is Chief Economist at EY – one of the world's largest professional services organizations helping CEOs and business leaders design and deliver transformative strategies that help build long-term value.
Greg leads global economic research and analysis for EY, providing insights and advice to clients, policymakers, and the public on the most pressing economic issues and trends. Greg conducts frequent briefings for CEOs, corporate boards, trade associations and policymakers. He also acts as an internal advisor to the EY executive leadership team.
His unique approach to macroeconomics makes him a frequent contributor to the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Times and he is a regular guest of Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Fox Business, BBC and NPR.
Prior to joining EY, Greg was Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics where he led a team of high-caliber economists producing forecasts, analysis and research on the US economy. Before Oxford Economics, Greg was Director of US Macroeconomics at IHS Global Insight, now IHS Markit part of S&P Global. He also worked in the Economic Affairs Department of the Belgian Embassy in Australia and the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations and World Trade Organization in Geneva.
Greg is the recipient of numerous forecasting awards, including the Consensus Economics Forecast Accuracy Award in 2019. Greg is Vice President of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), former President of the New York Chapter of NABE as well as founder and former President of the Boston Chapter of NABE. He holds a Master of Arts in economics from Boston University, and a Master of Science in Business Management from Université de Louvain in Belgium.
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As we turn the calendar, the economic situation in the United States represents important potential changes. There is considerable variability over what might happen in 2025 in terms of economic growth, inflation employment and interest rates. NRF’s chief economist Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., CBE will lead a panel of economists to discuss key economic indicators, recent trends and the 2025 outlook.
