Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D.

Beacon Economics  | Founding Partner

Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., founded Beacon Economics LLC in 2006. Under his leadership, the firm has become one of the most respected research organizations in California serving public and private sector clients across the United States. In 2015, he also became director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development and an adjunct professor at the School. An expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets, he has consulted for private industry, cities, counties, and public agencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Bay Area, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Seattle, Orange County, Sacramento, Nevada, and other geographies across the nation.