Mark Zandi

Mark M. Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics, where he directs economic research. He is co-founder of Economy.com, which was acquired by Moody's Analytics in 2005. Prior to founding Economy.com, Zandi was a regional economist at Chase Econometrics. He has been a guest on CNBC, NPR, Meet the Press, CNN, and various other national networks and news programs. Zandi is also a regular op-ed contributor to The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer.Zandi's analysis of the impact of an economic stimulus package on the United States economy was cited by Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein in their report on President Barack Obama's proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which became the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.