Bernard Baumohl is chief global economist at The Economic Outlook Group. As an economist, he has been far ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the U.S. and world economy. Mr. Baumohl began his career as an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank specializing on international affairs. He later served as an economist at European American Bank with responsibilities to monitor the global economy and develop forecasts. Mr. Baumohl was also an award-winning economics reporter with TIME magazine, who covered the news from New York, Washington, London, and Jerusalem.

Apart from his role as chief global economist, Mr. Baumohl also teaches at the New York Institute of Finance and is an economics commentator on Public Television's Nightly Business Report.

Mr. Baumohl is an engaging speaker and a frequent guest on television and radio. He is cited often in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Business Week, Barron's, and U.S. News & World Report. He has also made hundreds of speeches around the world and lectured at New York University and Duke University.

Mr. Baumohl is author of The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities (Wharton School Publishing, 2nd edition). The best-selling book is winner of the Readers Preference Editor's Choice Award for Finance and has been translated into several languages, including Russian and Chinese.

He is also a recipient of the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, and is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the American Economic Association. Mr. Baumohl holds an M.A. from Columbia University.


If you would like to schedule Mr. Baumohl for a speech or presentation, please contact: Derek Sweeney at The Sweeney Agency

(Sample: Convention Speech - May 2009, audio format only)

(Sample: International Conference Speech, June, 2006, video format)


Here are some testimonials submitted in 2009.

  • "Great presentation. An economist with a sense of humor. Excellent content."
  • "This speaker made the day; his insightfulness and plain talk were refreshing."
  • "Who knew economics could be interesting!"
  • "Most economists are dry but Mr. Baumohl was interesting and provided some very useful information."
  • "I truly enjoyed this speaker. He could have been very technical. However, he presented things in an understandable manner that I could easly pass along to clients as well as others around me."
  • "Fantastic speaker. Great content. Good delivery."

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