Peter is an economic keynote speaker at conferences in both Canada and the United States. He specializes in economic conditions and the economic outlook. He obtained his doctorate in economics from Harvard University. In his consulting practice, he provides strategic economic advice to senior management through boardroom meetings, video conferencing, email commentary, conference calls and the monthly Andersen Economic Report. Current clients include a wide range of corporations and financial institutions in North America. Peter has always emphasized communication and the need to put economic analysis into terms that are useful for business decision-making. He regards himself as more of a management consultant than an economic report writer. As an economic keynote speaker, his objective is act as a filter, separating the signals from the noise, in order to provide clients with the useful information that they really need.
He has advised Sprott Securities, Cormark Securities and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Financial markets and the homebuilding industry have always been a key client focus. Peter’s clients include investment management companies, portfolio managers, insurance companies, financial planners, human resources companies, commercial real estate firms, home builders, developers, building materials suppliers, wholesale and retail distributors as well as industry contractors’ groups. He has written published articles on business-related topics such as: balanced employment strategies, improving productivity performance, workforce diversity and the interaction of disruptive technologies and future staffing needs. Peter founded Andersen Economic Research in 1984. In his spare time, he has taught financial economics and money & banking at the University of Texas at Austin from 2001 to 2010. He received a teaching excellence award in 2006. Peter now lives in Austin Texas.
He has advised Sprott Securities, Cormark Securities and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Financial markets and the homebuilding industry have always been a key client focus. Peter’s clients include investment management companies, portfolio managers, insurance companies, financial planners, human resources companies, commercial real estate firms, home builders, developers, building materials suppliers, wholesale and retail distributors as well as industry contractors’ groups. He has written published articles on business-related topics such as: balanced employment strategies, improving productivity performance, workforce diversity and the interaction of disruptive technologies and future staffing needs. Peter founded Andersen Economic Research in 1984. In his spare time, he has taught financial economics and money & banking at the University of Texas at Austin from 2001 to 2010. He received a teaching excellence award in 2006. Peter now lives in Austin Texas.