Location: Washington, D.C. Expertise: Defense industry, defense market forecasts
Chambers is director of Jane’s DS Forecast Analysis Group drawing on the resources of Jane's DS Forecast to provide analysis and insight into developments in the aerospace and defense industry. He served in Naval Intelligence with the U.S. Navy for 28 years, reaching the rank of captain, after which he gained several years experience in business intelligence in the financial services market.
Daniel Yergin, Chairman, IHS CERA
Location: Washington, D.C. Expertise: Global energy, political and economic issues
Yergin is an authority on international politics, economics and energy. A Pulitzer Prize winner for his best-seller “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power,” Yergin is a recipient of the U.S. Energy Award.
Carina O'Reilly, Europe Analyst, Jane's Country Risk, IHS Jane's
Location: London Expertise: European politics and political affairs
O’Reilly is an expert on security, politics and terrorism for Western and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Turkey. She contributes to Jane’s Sentinel, Jane’s Foreign Report and Jane’s Country Risk Daily Report. She has co-authored several books and articles. O’Reilly graduated from Cambridge in social and political sciences and holds a master’s in strategic studies.
Nick Blackmore, Editor, Safety at Sea International, Lloyd's Register-Fairplay
Location: UK Expertise: Maritime safety
Blackmore is the editor of Safety at Sea International (SASI) which has been the world's only magazine dedicated to maritime safety for nearly 40 years. Before joining SASI in December 2008, Nick was the editor of Seafarer, the magazine of the maritime charity, The Marine Society & Sea Cadets. He was nominated for the Desmond Wettern Media Award at the 2008 Maritime Media Awards for his work on the title.
James Diffley, Group Managing Director, U.S. Regional Services, IHS Global Insight
Location: Eddystone, Pa. Expertise: Macroeconomics – U.S. Regional
Diffley is responsible for the Core Regional Macroeconomic Service and the IHS Global Insight Real Estate & Construction Service. He supervises the quarterly economic forecast of the 50 U.S. states and more than 300 U.S. metropolitan areas. Diffley is also responsible for customized consulting projects. He did his Ph.D. training in economics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, completing all requirements but the dissertation.
Rebecca Lindland, Director, Automotive Research, IHS Global Insight
Location: Lexington, Mass. Expertise: Automotive – The Americas
Lindland is responsible for the monthly U.S., Canadian and Mexican sales forecasts for the IHS Global Insight light-vehicle forecast report. Lindland has experience in such areas as industry outlook, new products, sales and marketing strategies, consumer and safety issues, and demographic trends.
George Magliano, Director, North American Automotive Research, IHS Global Insight
Location: New York Expertise: Automotive – North America
Magliano is an expert on the U.S. and global economies and their impact on the North American automotive industry, including sales and production forecasts, trends and analyses. Magliano holds a master’s degree in business from Fordham University.
John Wolkonowicz, Manager, North American Auto Forecasting, IHS Global Insight
Location: Lexington, Mass. Expertise: Automotive – North America
Wolkonowicz has experience in automotive technology, demographics, and competitive analysis and strategy. He also has experience in product development and planning at Ford Motor Co. Wolkonowicz holds a master’s degree in management from MIT.
Aaron Bragman, Research Analyst, Automotive, IHS Global Insight
Location: Troy, Mich. Expertise: North American automotive industry
Bragman has worked as a production buyer at Nissan North America and as a sales/program manager at Robert Bosch Automotive. He has authored an automotive column and served as captain of the University of Michigan solar car team.
Haig Stoddard, Manager, Light Vehicle Forecasting, IHS Global Insight
Location: Troy, Mich. Expertise: Automotive – North America Production
Stoddard specializes in forecasting and analyzing automotive production in the North American market. He has 20 years of experience, initially covering the auto industry as a journalist. His analyst experience includes U.S. sales forecasts, global production forecasts and vehicle inventory projections.
