Mr. Schenker produces economic and financial market forecasts, writes market commentary, and manages the consulting projects of Prestige Economics, LLC. Since 2011, Bloomberg News has ranked Mr. Schenker one of the most accurate forecasters in the world across 31 different categories, including #1 in the world for his forecast accuracy of U.S. non-farm payrolls, the Euro, the Pound, the Swiss Franc, the Brazilian Real, crude oil prices, natural gas prices, gold prices, and industrial metals prices.
Mr. Schenker has written three books that have been #1 Best Sellers on Amazon: Commodity Prices 101 (2012), Recession-Proof (2016), and Electing Recession (2016). Mr. Schenker has appeared as a guest host on the Bloomberg Television show “Street Smart” and on CNBC. He is frequently quoted in the press, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Prior to founding Prestige Economics, Mr. Schenker worked for McKinsey & Company as a Risk Specialist, where he was responsible for directing trading and risk initiatives on six continents. Before joining McKinsey, Mr. Schenker worked for Wachovia as an Economist.
Mr. Schenker holds a Master’s in Applied Economics from UNC Greensboro, a Master’s in Negotiation from CSU Dominguez Hills, a Master’s in German from UNC Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s with distinction in History and German from The University of Virginia. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Negotiation from Harvard Law School and a Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management from MIT. He is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in FinTech at MIT. Mr. Schenker holds the professional designations CMT® (Chartered Market Technician), CVA® (Certified Valuation Analyst), ERP® (Energy Risk Professional), and CFP® (Certified Financial Planner).
Mr. Schenker is a member of the Texas Business Leadership Council, the only CEO-based public poli-cy research organization in Texas, which has a limited membership of 125 CEOs and Presidents.