Joanne Hsu — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers
Research Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Oversees the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI), a widely followed U.S. economic indicator
Serves on the Academic Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Spent over a decade as an economist and Principal Economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2011

Biography

Joanne W. Hsu is an American economist and Research Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. She serves as the director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, where she oversees the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI), one of the most widely followed economic indicators in the United States.