Jason Schenker
President and Chief Economist
Mr. Schenker is one of the most accurate commodity and financial market forecasters in the world. He manages the consulting projects of Prestige Economics, LLC and is responsible for writing commentary, giving external presentations, and producing economic and market forecasts. Mr. Schenker appears as a guest host on the Bloomberg Television show “Street Smart” and is frequently quoted in the press, including The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Schenker regularly attends exclusive OPEC and IEF meetings, and he frequently presents to central banks, governmental bodies, and industry groups. He is a contributor to Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Reuters, and Platts Consensus surveys for economic indicators, energy, metals, and foreign exchange. Mr. Schenker has been named one of the most-accurate forecasters in the world for U.S. non-farm payrolls, as well as crude oil, natural gas, industrial metals, precious metals, aluminum, and nickel prices by Bloomberg News. In May 2012, he published his first book Be the Shredder, Not the Shred: Best Practices from the North American Scrap Market Benchmarking which was based on a major Prestige Economics benchmarking project.
Prior to founding Prestige Economics, Mr. Schenker worked for McKinsey & Company as a Risk Specialist and Senior Consultant, where he was responsible for directing teams on six continents in numerous industries, including trading and risk initiatives in foreign exchange, rates, and over a dozen different commodities. Prior to joining McKinsey, Mr. Schenker had worked for Wachovia using the functional titles of Economist, International Economist, Chief Energy Economist, and Commodity Economist.
Mr. Schenker holds a Bachelor’s with distinction in History and German from UVA, an MA in German from UNC Chapel Hill, and an MA in Applied Economics from UNC Greensboro. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Professional Development from UNC Chapel Hill, a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning from Texas A&M Commerce and a Graduate Certificate in Finance from The American College. He has earned the professional designations of ChFC® (Chartered Financial Consultant), ERP® (Energy Risk Professional), and CFP® (Certified Financial Planner).
