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Jeff Thredgold
Education
- Master’s degree in economics from the University of Utah
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Weber State University
- Graduate of Bank Investment School at the University of Illinois
- Graduate of Bank Investment School at Southern Methodist University
Relevant Previous Business Experience
- 23 years with KeyCorp, one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, stretching from Maine to Alaska with assets of more than $87 billion, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
- Currently serves as economic consultant to $27 billion Zions Bancorporation, with banks in eight states
- Jeff also serves as economic consultant to financial services clients in other states as well
Affiliations
- Adjunct professor of finance, the University of Utah for 16 years
- Former President, the National Association for Business Economics, Utah Chapter
- Former President, the National Speakers Association, Utah Chapter
- Former member, the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association
- Former member, the Economic Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Distinction
The only economist in the world to have earned the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation, awarded by the International Federation for Professional Speakers and the National Speakers Association.
Publications
- Newsletter: Tea Leaf,weekly economic and financial newsletter for 28 years, distributed nationally
- Book: Economy by Thredgold: A Common Sense Discussion of the Economy, Money, and Success in the 21st Century, released January 2001
- Book: On the One Hand (The Economist’s Joke Book), released June 2001
- Quarterly economic reports for banks in four states
- Monthly small business index for various clients in four states
Media
- Monthly contributor to the national publication Blue Chip Financial Forecasts
- Quarterly contributor to USA TODAY economic forecast surveys
- Has appeared dozens of times on CNBC-TV, the nation’s business network, as well as numerous appearances on CNN
- Quoted frequently in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Investor’s Business Daily, and Business Week
Specialty
Jeff works with people and organizations to help them understand, and benefit from, what is happening in the economy and financial markets
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