Author Info

Chad Moutray is currently the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research for the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  This blog is being conducted in his private capacity, however, and the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Office of Advocacy, the SBA, or the federal government.

Prior to his work at the SBA, Chad was the Dean of the School of Business Administration at Robert Morris Colege in Chicago, where he also taught economics and finance courses.  He has a Ph.D. in economics from Southern Illinois University and his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Eastern Illinois University.  In 2007, he was named a Distinguished Alumni by Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL, where he earned his associate’s degree in business administration.

Chad lives in Alexandria, VA, with his daughter Charlotte.  They are active members of First Baptist Church of Alexandria, where he currently serves as a church deacon.  He serves on the board of the National Association for Business Economics and is President of the National Economists Club, the local NABE chapter.  The picture above was taken by my friend Sally Brewer in October 2008.

Selected publications:

• My Life with Laura: A Love Story (Lulu – self-published memoir, 2008)
• “Baccalaureate Education and the Employment Decision: Self-Employment and the Class of 1993″ (October 2008)
• “Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Owners” (October 2008)
• “Educational Attainment and Other Characteristics of the Self-Employed” (December 2007)
• “The Government’s Role in Aiding Small Business Federal Subcontracting Programs in the United States,” with Major Clark and Radwan Saade (September 2006)
• “The Future of Small Businesses in the U.S. Federal Government Marketplace,” with Major Clark (October 2004)