The Economics of Autonomous vehicles
Jon Haveman is the Executive Director of the National
Economic Education Delegation (NEED). He is a noted
California economist, where he has been practicing
since 2001. He has a reputation for providing audiences
with edible economic information that is readily useful
in their work and private lives.
Prior to starting NEED, Jon was a principal at Marin
Economic Consulting, a founding principal at Beacon
Economics and the Director of the Economy Program at
the Public Policy Institute of California. He has been a
Senior Economist with the President's Council of
Economic Advisers, an Economist with the Federal Trade
Commission, and held a faculty position in the Business
School at Purdue University.
Dr. Haveman an expert on economic policy issues and speaks regularly at events across
California. His more than 400 talks have covered a wide range of policy topics as well as
addressing the state of the U.S., California, and Bay Area economies.
Dr. Haveman holds a Ph.D and Master of Science in Economics from The University of
Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.