- Jason is ranked one of the most accurate financial forecasters and futurists in the world. He shares his forecasts with business leaders and policy makers around the world.
Jason Schenker is a futurist, economist, author, speaker, and researcher on financial markets, the economy, oil and gas, metals, supply chain, geopolitics, trends, and technology. Jason is Chairman of The Futurist Institute and over 825,000 learners have taken Jason’s 20 LinkedIn Learning courses on business, leadership, economics, finance, audit, and risk.
As President of Prestige Economics, Bloomberg News has ranked Jason the #1 forecaster in the world in 26 different categories since 2011, including for his forecasts of oil prices, industrial metals prices, the euro, the British pound, and U.S. jobs. Jason was ranked one of the 100 most influential financial advisors in the world by Investopedia in 2018.
Since 2004, Jason has given over 1,000 speeches to private and public companies, industry groups, financial market exchanges, SXSW, and the U.S. Federal Reserve. Jason attends OPEC and Fed events, and he has advised NATO, the U.S. DOD, and the CIA. Jason has given over 1,000 television interviews, including CNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, Fox, Fox Business, BNN, Bloomberg Germany, and the BBC. He has been a guest host of Bloomberg TV and a contributor for Bloomberg Opinion. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Le Monde, and FAZ.
Jason has written 36 books. Fifteen have been #1 Best Sellers, including The Future After COVID, Jobs for Robots, The Promise of Blockchain, Quantum: Computing Nouveau, Futureproof Supply Chain, The Future of Finance is Now, The Future of Energy, The Future of Travel, and The Robot and Automation Almanac. Jason holds a Master’s in Applied Economics from UNC Greensboro, a Master’s in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from CSU Dominguez Hills, a Master’s in Germanic Languages and Literature from UNC Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s in History and German from The University of Virginia. He has earned a dozen professional certificates and certifications, including the FLTA® (Certified Futurist and Long-Term Analyst), CMT® (Chartered Market Technician), ERP® (Energy Risk Professional), and CFP® (Certified Financial Planner).
Before founding Prestige Economics in 2009, Jason was a Risk Specialist at McKinsey and Company after having worked previously as the Chief Energy and Commodity Economist a Wachovia Investment Bank (Wells Fargo). Since 2014, Jason has been one of the 100 CEOs on the Texas Business Leadership Council, the non-partisan state-level affiliate of the Business Roundtable that advises Texas elected leadership at the state and federal levels. Jason is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. He lives in Austin, Texas.
In this session, economic and financial forecaster Jason Schenker will discuss the most important dynamics driving current economic growth, financial markets, and jobs – as well as the outlook ahead. Jason will also explore some increasing risks that will be critical for a number of industries. Some of the most important topics will include sector and industry growth dynamics, global and U.S. economic growth, the labor market, Fed policy, quantitative easing, consumer inflation risks, asset inflation, and taxation risks. Jason will also share Prestige Economics forecasts for growth, inflation, and Fed policy rates for the balance of 2021 and beyond.