Ranked as one of America's top economists, David Blitzer is a managing director and chairman of Standard & Poor's Index Committees. He is a member of Standard & Poor's Investment Policy Committee and the Economic Forecast Council. He writes Trends and Projections, a monthly review of the U.S. economy and is also a regular contributor to MarketScope and other S&P services. Before joining Standard & Poor's, Dr. Blitzer was corporate economist at The McGraw-Hill Companies, S&P's parent corporation. Prior to that, he was a senior economic analyst with National Economic Research Associates, Inc. and provided consulting for various government and private sector agencies. David is quoted regularly in the national business press, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. He is frequently heard on local and national television and radio.
