ITR Economics Announces Promotion of Eric Post to Deputy Chief Economist

ITR Economics is proud to announce the promotion of Eric Post to Deputy Chief Economist, recognizing his expanded leadership role and longstanding contributions to the firm’s forecasting methodology, consulting services, and client guidance.

Eric has been with ITR Economics since 2015 and has played a central role in nearly every aspect of the firm’s work, including subscriptions, client consultations, keynote presentations, and forecasting. Early in his tenure, he distinguished himself through his research and ability to identify and interpret the underlying drivers of economic trends. This expertise led to his involvement in some of the firm’s most complex internal forecasting initiatives.

Over the years, Eric has led efforts to enhance the effectiveness and usability of ITR Economics’ consulting deliverables, including improvements to report design and the development of customized economic indexes for complex client needs. In addition to his senior leadership responsibilities, he regularly hosts many of ITR Economics’ monthly webinars, spearheads mentorship and training programs to foster the firm’s economists, and plays a key role in advancing the company’s forecasting capabilities. He also counsels business leaders through the Financial Resilience program to position them for success through the anticipated 2030s depression.

Known for a calm, fact-driven delivery, Eric communicates complex economic insights with clarity and confidence. Reflecting on his promotion, he emphasized the timeliness and relevance of ITR Economics’ work, highlighting that the data and economic factors that the firm works with daily often become tomorrow’s headlines. His favorite aspect of working at ITR Economics after all these years remains the people he is privileged to work with, a team of economists that work tirelessly to translate economic complexity into actionable guidance for business leaders.

In his new role as Deputy Chief Economist, Eric will continue to support senior leadership while serving as a key internal advisor to the firm’s economists. He will further enhance ITR Economics’ overall forecast accuracy, help shape the firm’s core economic outlooks, and translate advanced economic analysis into practical, strategic insights for clients. This promotion reflects ITR Economics’ confidence in his ability to help guide the firm’s strategic thinking in the years ahead.

According to ITR Economics Consulting Principal & Deputy Chief Economist Jackie Greene, “Eric brings deep insights into his economic analysis that push previously conceived notions and have led to significant new insights for our customers. With him as Deputy Chief Economist, we have one of the smartest economists I have ever met ensuring that our clients have information they can rely on.”

About ITR Economics, now a part of Crowe: Since 1948, ITR Economics has provided the best economic intelligence to reduce risk and drive practical and profitable business decisions. With our 94.7% forecast accuracy at four quarters out, ITR Economics is "first in forecasts worldwide."