ABOUT US
The Seattle Economics Council (SEC) was founded in 1968 to provide a forum for business and economic issues and a network for local economists and those interested in business economics. The SEC is associated with the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference (PNREC) and is the Seattle-area chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
SEC BOARD MEMBERS
Additional Board Members
Tom Goodwin, PhD, Principal at Wealth Econometrics LLC (SEC President 2023-2024)
Spencer Cohen, PhD, Principal & Founder, High Peak Strategy LLC (SEC President, 2024-2025)
October 1, 2025
Abdel Traore Ph.D.
Washington State Office of Financial Management
Impacts of Tariffs on Washington
November 5, 2025
Gail Krumenauer
Oregon Employment Department
The healthcare industry in Oregon
Virtual Meeting
December 3, 2025
Virtual Meeting
February 4, 2026
Cultural Placemaking and Real Estate
Virtual Meeting
March 4, 2026
Michael Carter
King County
Washington's Clean Energy Workforce
Virtual Meeting
April 1, 2026
Laurie Trautman Ph.D. and Ted Alden
Western Washington University
Tariffs and Canadian Relations
Virtual Meeting
May 6, 2026
Nathan Lane
Industrial Policy & Economics
Virtual Meeting
June 3, 2026
Kate Becker and Shannon Halberstadt
Washington's Film Industry