Jason Schenker
Jason Schenker is an American futurist, economist, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and angel investor. He has founded several companies, including Prestige Economics,[1] Hedgefly, and the Futurist Institute. He has authored four books,[2] including three bestsellers on Amazon. He is also a regular contributor to Bloomberg View and Bloomberg Prophets.[3] Schenker lives in Austin, Texas.[4]
Background[edit]
In 1999, Schenker graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in History and German Literature. Schenker also holds a Masters of Germanic Languages and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001), a Master's of Applied Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Masters in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University-Dominguez Hills.[5]
He also holds four professional designations: Chartered Market Technician, Certified Financial Planner,[1] Certified Valuation Analyst, and Energy Risk Professional.[6]
Career[edit]
Economist[edit]
Schenker's professional career began as an economist at Wachovia, where his specialties were autos,[7] industrials, metals,[8] energy,[9][10] commodities, and international economics.[11] Thereafter, Schenker became a Risk Specialist and Senior Consultant for McKinsey and Company where he worked in the Houston and Frankfurt offices of McKinsey from 2007 to 2009.[12] [2] Subsequently, Schenker founded Prestige Economics. He has given many speeches, including at the Federal Reserve[13] and the University of Pennsylvania.[14] He is the only currency forecaster in the world that predicted the Swiss National Bank would life its cap on the euro in January 2015.[15]
Entrepreneur[edit]
Schenker founded Prestige Economics in 2009,[16] which produces research on economic[17] data, oil and gas,[18] industrial[19] and precious metals,[20][21] foreign exchange rates,[22][23] and agricultural commodities. Schenker is also a member of the Central Texas Angel Network.[3] Schenker is a member of the Texas Business Leadership Council, the only CEO-based public policy research organization in the State of Texas, which is limited to 125 members.[24]
Columnist[edit]
Schenker has been a columnist for Bloomberg View and Bloomberg Prophets since January 2017. He has written articles on the euro and the dollar,[25] oil prices,[26] oil and natural gas prices,[27] equities,[28] and the Fed.[29]
Futurist[edit]
Schenker is the chairman of the Futurist Institute of America, which he founded to "helps analysts build the skills to see the longer term." [4] In related activities, Schenker began working in the FinTech space in 2016, when he briefly was the CFO of an Austin FinTech company. He has given numerous speeches on FinTech[30][31] He also founded Hedgefly.[5]
Author[edit]
Schenker has written the books, Commodity Prices 101 (2012),[32] Recession-Proof (2016),[33] Electing Recession,[34][35][36] Jobs for Robots (2017).[6] The first three were all Amazon #1 Best Sellers.[37] As on March 1, 2017 Schenker has 245,000 Twitter followers.[38]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gold Returns to Pre-Election Trading Range Ahead of Trump Speech". Bloomberg.com. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Jason Schenker: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason. "Articles by Jason Schenker - Bloomberg View". Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ "DC Velocity Article". October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Jason Schenker LinkedIn Page". LinkedIn. February 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Jason Schenker". LinkedIn. February 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Experts: Americans will just drive on - Sep. 2, 2005". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Constable, Simon (2007-08-24). "Steel Sector Gets a Lift". TheStreet. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ News, Bloomberg (2004-11-05). "Crude Falls to a 6-Week Low as Stores of Gas and Oil Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "ABC Nightly News 2007-05-01, Vanderbilt University TV Archives". March 1, 2017.
- ↑ CNN/Money, By Yuval Rosenberg,. "Wall Street not nervous as Kerry surges - Oct. 15, 2004". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "McKinsey Alumni Center- Alumni News - Week of September 14, 2015". alumni.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ ""Economic, Financial Market, and FinTech Outlook for 2017: Disruptions Ahead"". Eventful. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ "Why Oil Prices Are Up, and What We Can, and Can't, Do about It - Knowledge@Wharton". Knowledge@Wharton. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Meet the Forecaster Who Saw Franc Gains Beyond SNB's Cap". Bloomberg.com. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ "prestigeeconomics". prestigeeconomics. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Sussman, Anna Louie. "Economists React to the October Jobs Report: 'A Big Positive for Income'". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Mouawad, Jad (2016-03-07). "Oil Prices Perk Up, Suggesting a Rebound Has Taken Hold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "What's Next for Iron Ore From the Guy Who Foresaw 2016 Rally". Bloomberg.com. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Top Gold Forecaster Who Changed Tack Near Bottom Sees Gains". Bloomberg.com. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Platinum to drift, palladium looks shinier, retrieved 2017-03-01
- ↑ "Brexit's uncertainty in Europe will ripple back to Central Texas". mystatesman. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "US dollar rises seventh day versus yen on rate rise bet - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Texas Business Leadership Council". www.txblc.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2017-01-18). "The Euro's Parity Party Is on Hold". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2017-01-20). "It's Going to Be a Hot Summer for Oil Prices". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2017-02-16). "Summer Is Looking Bright for Oil Prices". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2017-01-25). "Trump Euphoria Turns to Market Frustration". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2017-02-14). "The Shifting Case for a Fed Rate Increase in March". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ ""Economic, Financial Market, and FinTech Outlook for 2017: Disruptions Ahead"". Eventful. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ "The Future of Fintech & the U.S. Economy in 2017 | McCombs TODAY". www.today.mccombs.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2013-01-11). Verdon, Lisa, ed. Commodity Prices 101 (First Edition edition ed.). s.l.: Commodity Prices 101. ISBN 9780984972821.CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2016-02-22). Recession-Proof: How to Survive and Thrive in an Economic Downturn. Lioncrest Publishing. Search this book on
- ↑ Schenker, Jason (2016-08-22). Electing Recession: The Impact of Presidential Elections on Financial Markets and the Economy. Prestige Professional Publishing. Search this book on
- ↑ Zumbrun, Josh. "Why So Few Economists Are Prepared to Say Recession Risks Are Fading". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Electing recession". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Frequent ISRI presenter releases book - Recycling Today". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Jason Schenker Twitter Page". March 1, 2017.
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