Adam Kamins is Senior Director and Head of Regional Economics at Moody’s Analytics. He manages the firm’s U.S. subnational forecasting and analysis, frequently writing and presenting on a wide variety of topics related to regional economics. Adam is also responsible for state and metro area scenarios, as well as quantifying the impact of external events such as natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining Moody’s Analytics, Adam was a research manager at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, where he analyzed urban economies. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from Tufts University.