Jack Kleinhenz

Jack Kleinhenz
Jack Kleinhenz
Chief Economist
National Retail Federation
Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., CBE is the chief economist for the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association.

As a professional economist with more than 35 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, banking firms, regulators, planners, universities, airports, manufacturers, chambers of commerce, trade associations, nonprofit organizations and state and local government agencies, Kleinhenz is known for translating economics into clear and concise explanations and action. He is a Certified Business Economist (CBE) in business economics and data analytics.

A frequent speaker on business and economic issues, Kleinhenz is regularly called upon for his expertise by the local, national and international media. These include The Financial Times, Bloomberg News, CNBC, Fox News, National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The Washington Post.

Formerly with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Kleinhenz is a contributing forecaster to The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He also participates as a panelist for NABE’s Economic Outlook, Business Conditions and Policy surveys.

Kleinhenz serves as a board director to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the nation's leading nonprofit economics research organization. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Kleinhenz has served as a member of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee.

He also serves as principal and chief economist of Kleinhenz & Associates, an economic, financial consulting and wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, as well as adjunct professor of economics at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. A graduate of John Carroll University, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Speaking in:

Monday
January 15
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Press office, Level 1, 1C 03
Open to registered press and analysts only. Lunch provided first-come, first-served.

There is considerable divergence over what might happen in 2024 in terms of economic growth, inflation and interest rates. NRF’s chief economist Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., CBE will lead a panel of professionals to discuss key economic indicators, recent trends and the 2024 outlook.