Tom Beers

Executive Director

National Association for Business Economics (NABE)

     Tom Beers is the executive director of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Based in Washington, DC, NABE is a professional association comprised of business economists and those who use economics in the workplace.

     Prior to taking the reins at NABE in 2009, Beers was himself a business economist, serving as the chief economist and vice president of housing finance of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in Arlington, Virginia.  In addition to producing the macroeconomic and industry forecasts for the Institute, Beers lobbied on policy issues related to finance and economics, and acted as the Institute's media spokesman on the U.S. economy, capital markets, and housing finance.

     Beers began his association career at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) where he signed on as a research economist, but became involved in everything from survey research to the development and marketing of all of the association’s research products and services.  Prior to his role at NAR, Beers worked as an economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and as financial analyst for IMAKE consulting, a firm specializing in the modeling and analysis of mortgage-backed securities.

     Beers holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree in economics from Johns Hopkins.  He lives in northern Virginia with his wife Maymie and their son, Nathan.
 

Source:  NABE, 10/09