Diane S.

Chief Economist and Managing Director at KPMG LLP

Greater Chicago Area

About

Macroeconomist with expertise in labor markets and monetary policy.

Experience

  • Chief Economist at KPMG US
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Economic Analysis and Strategy

  • Chief Economist and Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    At Grant Thornton, we work with clients across industries, leveraging the firm’s global presence and policy expertise. Credibility in today’s marketplace requires a 3-dimensional view of the global economy and how it can affect your business. Diane Swonk and her team provide an economic context for corporate and investment strategies.

  • Founder & CEO at Diane Swonk Economics
    Feb 2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs

    Working with a broad spectrum of clients, from small private manufacturers to Fortune 500 companies. Briefing board members and top executives on the macroeconomic environment. Strategizing with business heads in interactive sessions. Helping to uncover economic risk and identify pitfalls and opportunities. Providing economic outlook for clients.

  • Chief Economist, Senior Managing Director at Mesirow Financial
    Nov 2004 - Dec 2015 · 11 yrs 2 mos

    Economic risk management, brand equity, expertise on monetary policy, labor markets, and millennials and how they will affect the economy

  • Director of Economics and Chief Economist at Bank One Corporation
    Jan 2000 - Sep 2004 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Headed up Economic Analysis Department. Used economic analysis and a propriety model of structural change to hedge economic risks for senior management and clients. Raised brand equity via high profile and cutting edge analysis of central bank policy and labor market shifts.