Diane Swonk | |
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 Swonk in 2023 | |
| Born | April 8, 1962 |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | KPMG |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA, MA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Website | www.kpmg.us/DianeSwonk |
Diane C. Swonk (born April 8, 1962) [1] is an American economic advisor and chief economist at KPMG US. [2]
Swonk was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [3] She studied economics at the University of Michigan, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in 1984, [1] followed by a master's degree, in 1985. [4] [5] She also holds an MBA in finance from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. [4] She is dyslexic, and has spoken publicly on how she considers this to have affected her work. [6] [7]
Swonk started her career at the age of 22 when she joined First Chicago Corporation in 1985 as an associate economist. [8] Despite encounters with workplace gender discrimination, [9] by the turn of the century, Swonk became "widely regarded as one of the premier forecasters of the U.S. economy". [1] The bank later merged with Banc One Corporation to become Bank One. [10] Swonk rose to become director of Economics and senior vice president, prior to leaving the firm in 2004. [8] [10]
Lodged at a nearby New York Marriott World Trade Center hotel to attend an annual National Association for Business Economics (NABE) conference at the time; [11] [12] her economic focus shifted from pure numeracy following the events of 9/11, as she then ascertained economics to be equally influenced by social as by financial policy. [1] [12] Swonk joined the faculty of Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University, as a clinical professor of finance that year. [13]
In November 2004, Swonk was appointed chief economist and senior managing director at Mesirow Financial. [14] [15] She spent 11 years at the firm, before leaving in 2016 to found her private consulting firm, DS Economics, where she is CEO. [15] [5] [16]
Swonk was appointed chief economist of Grant Thornton, LLP in January 2018. [4] In July 2022, KPMG US appointed her as its chief economist. [17]
Swonk is a Fellow of the NABE, and was its president from 1999 to 2000. [18] Swonk is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [19]
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