Independent

Honest

Accountable

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Richard Branch is a professional economist with nearly 30 years of economic analysis and forecasting and public speaking experience. His specialities include:

  • Macroeconomic Analysis

  • Construction & Real Estate

  • Demographics

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Public
Speaking

Need a speaker for your corporate event? Rich’s combination of expertise and storytelling is ideal for any audience from the C-Suite to large corporate and association events.

A bar chart showing education construction spending from 2002 to 2025, with a significant increase in 2023-2025. The chart indicates spending in billions of dollars, with annual increases highlighted. Inset shows education construction spending dollar amounts for 2023 to 2025 and year-over-year percentage growth, with 2023 at $120.2 billion (+16%), 2024 at $128.8 billion (+7%), and 2025 at $133.8 billion (+4%).

Custom Forecasting

Take your budgeting and planning one step further. Rich can build you a custom forecast model to help you in your strategic planning to the next level

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Economic Analysis

Need help understanding how macroeconomic and other data relates to your business?