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About Dr. Loren C. Scott
Each year, Dr. Loren C. Scott presents more than 60 speeches around the nation on the state of the economy. He is president and founder of Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc., a 23-year-old economic consulting firm with large national clients such as BellSouth, Capital One Financial, Entergy, ExxonMobil, and J.P. Morgan Chase. He serves as an energy specialist on the 32-member National Business Economic Issues Council (NBEIC), an assembly of noted experts focusing on state, national, and global concerns, including international trade, Washington economic policy, retail trade, trucking, steel, and chemicals. Featured in interviews with MSNBC, CNBC, and Bloomberg TV, Dr. Scott also contributes to The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Moscow Times, and other worldwide publications. Now Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University, he began his career at LSU in 1969. Over the next 33 years, Dr. Scott rose from assistant professor to the prestigious Freeport McMoran Endowed Chair of Economics and as the Director of the Division of Economic Development and Forecasting. During the 13 years Dr. Scott chaired the LSU Department of Economics, the department's ranking rose from 101st to 38th among 3,000 U.S. economics departments. LSU has honored Dr. Scott seven times for outstanding classroom teaching.