AISI Announces New Chief Economist Hire

WASHINGTON, D.C. – AISI President and CEO Kevin Dempsey today announced the appointment of Michael Uhrich as AISI’s new chief economist. Michael succeeds Tim Gill, who has held the position at AISI since 2016.

At AISI, Uhrich will analyze the impacts of economic and policy conditions on the American steel industry and its end-use markets. He will also provide data and analytical support to AISI’s public policy, market development and communications functions, and will manage AISI’s industry statistics program.

Uhrich has fifteen years of experience in advanced econometrics, analytics and other economics and statistics-related work, including nearly five years serving as the chief economist of the Beer Institute, the national trade association for the supplier tier of the American beer industry. In that position, he managed the association’s research function, including its data tracking programs, forecasted industry performance and assessed responses to changing policy and economic conditions.

Prior to joining AISI, Michael also served as founder and chief economist for Seventh Point Analytic Consulting, a labor economist for the Federal Aviation Administration, marketing analytics manager for Yes Lifecycle Marketing and held various market intelligence and analyst positions at MillerCoors.

“Michael’s vast expertise in the analytics and economics field will be a tremendous asset to AISI.  Our economics and statistics program is the gold standard in the steel industry, and we look forward to Michael’s leadership in ensuring steel industry data and information continues to support the advocacy achievements of AISI and our member companies,’ said Dempsey.

Uhrich holds B.A. and M.S. degrees in Economics from Marquette University.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

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