My wife was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in May 2006.  At the time, we had only been married two years, and we had a one-year-old daughter.  She underwent the normal rounds of treatment.  Unfortunately, these treatments did not stop her extremely aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, which soon spread to her vertebra, other bones, skin, and lungs.  She passed away on November 13, 2007, at the age of 36. 

President, National Economists Club (2009)

In my professional capacity, I am the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research for the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

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Chief Economist, U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy