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Leo Feler is Chief Economist at Numerator and a visiting economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
At Numerator, Dr. Feler provides thought leadership and analyses on the US economy and the state of the US consumer to C-suite executives of leading CPGs and retailers and to Wall Street analysts. At the Federal Reserve, Dr. Feler works with a team of economists to nowcast retail sales and inflation using Numerator’s household panel data.
Dr. Feler previously served as senior economist at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and taught MBA-level courses on economic forecasting and emerging markets. Prior to that, Dr. Feler was an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and a consultant with Boston Consulting Group. Dr. Feler has served as an expert witness on commercial litigation and regulatory matters and has casework experience in mergers & antitrust. He received his PhD in economics from Brown University, his MA in International Policy from Stanford University, and his BA in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University.