Sacramento, CA Seminar Planning for Disaster Resilience in Economic Forecasting

SPEAKERS

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  Aaron McGregor

  AECOM

  Aaron McGregor , an Economist and Senior Associate at AECOM, specializes in applied public policy analysis. In his 10-plus years of experience in social science research and economic analysis, he has worked with government agencies, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private entities. Mr. McGregor’s work is rooted in understanding the relationships between land use strategies in the built and natural environment and changes in economic activity and well-being. A large portfolio of his work addresses the socioeconomic impacts from a changing climate, as well as the costs and benefits of adaptation measures that can help communities manage these increasing risks. He has participated as an advisor and technical lead on a number of climate change vulnerability and adaptation studies, co-authored articles and reports on these topics, presented his work at professional conferences and meetings, provided expert testimony, and sat on committees to inform public policy. Before joining AECOM, Mr. McGregor worked as an Economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a Social Scientist with the California Ocean Science Trust, and an Economic Researcher with the State of California. He received his undergraduate degree from Westmont College and his graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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  Cameron Luther

  REMI

  Cameron Luther is an Economic Associate at REMI, responsible for client support and business development. Mr. Luther joined the REMI team as a recent graduate of The Ohio State University. While studying at Ohio State, Mr. Luther was heavily involved in Columbus’ Smart Cities program. He served as a liaison between Columbus and OSU, assisting the city with academic expertise. He was also a founder of Smart Campus, a student group dedicated to applying novel technology to campus problems. As a result, he is interested in using REMI’s many products, such as TranSight, to model to analyze the complex effects of smarter cities and other economic issues related to the regional economy. While at Ohio State, Mr. Luther also conducted research, investigating neuroeconomic explanations for recent findings in behavioral economics. Mr. Luther graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a concentration in Statistics.

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  Keith Waters, Ph.D.

  REMI

  Keith Waters , Ph.D. is an Economist at REMI. Dr. Waters has experience researching regional economic development, analyzing the geographic allocation of economic activity, and incorporating geography into an agent-based model to study firm formation’s linkages with inter-regional migration and the spatial distribution of labor within a country. Prior to joining REMI, Dr. Waters worked with organizations such as the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, the U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration compiling research and data for reports on geography, economic and community development, and economic impact studies. Since completing his education, Dr. Waters has been a teaching assistant and lecturer, speaking on subjects related to public policy, GIS and spatial analysis, regional economic development, and statistics. Dr. Waters earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy at George Mason University after receiving his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Geography and bachelor’s degrees in Economics, Geography, and Mathematics from Western Michigan University.