Jason Schenker
Chairman of The Futurist Institute, President of Prestige Economics
Jason Schenker is a futurist, economist, and author who prepares leaders for the future.
Jason has given over 1,000 keynote speeches on economic, financial market, and technology topics, including commodities, supply chain, futurist innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse, quantum computing, energy and sustainability, geopolitics, demographics, and other topics. Jason has given speeches to public and private companies, industry groups, institutional investors, central banks, the U.S. state department, CIA, NATO, and global financial exchanges.
In 2023, LinkedIn recognized Jason as “Top Public Speaking Voice” and "Top Economics Voice."
Over 1 million students have taken Jason's 20 LinkedIn Learning courses on business, leadership, economics, risk management, and finance. He is the author of 36 books on emerging technologies, finance, energy, leadership, economics, finance, and supply chain. Jason has also been an occasional columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.
As President of Prestige Economics, Bloomberg News has ranked Jason #1 forecaster in the world in 26 different categories since 2011, including for oil prices, industrial metals prices, the euro, the British pound, agricultural commodity prices, gold prices, and U.S. jobs.
As Chairman of The Futurist Institute, Jason trains leaders to Become a Futurist®, including consulting, accounting, finance, and national security professionals.
Jason is also Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Panel at Sasol (NYSE: SSL), the large public fuels and chemicals company headquartered in South Africa. This is an independent advisory board focused on supporting Sasol sustainability and emissions reduction commitments.
Jason is one of the 100 CEOs on the non-partisan Texas Business Leadership Council (TBLC), the Texas affiliate of the Business Roundtable that advises elected officials of both parties at the state and federal levels. He is on the TBLC Executive Committee, Economic Development Task Force, and Federal Issues Task Force. Jason is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee (BWC), on the BWC Digital Finance Project Team, and on the BWC Climate Finance Project Team. He is also a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
Jason is the author of fifteen #1 bestsellers on Amazon, including Jobs for Robots, Futureproof Supply Chain, The Future of Finance is Now, The Future of Energy, and The Robot and Automation Almanac.
Jason has given talks to public and private companies, industry groups, institutional investors, central banks, the U.S. state department, CIA, NATO, and global financial exchanges. His speeches focus on the economy, financial markets, commodities, supply chain, futurist innovation and technology, artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse, quantum computing, energy and sustainability, geopolitics, demographics, and other trends.
Jason is the author of 36 books, and fifteen have been #1 bestsellers on Amazon, including Jobs for Robots, Futureproof Supply Chain, The Future of Finance is Now, The Future of Energy, and The Robot and Automation Almanac. National Intelligence University Press published Jason’s peer-reviewed article on supply chain and national security in 2022. Jason is currently writing a book about Moneytasking®.
The 2030 World Expo Busan Committee has appointed Jason WAVE Ambassador of the futurist nonprofit WAVE platform.
Before founding Prestige Economics in 2009, Jason was a Risk Specialist at McKinsey and Chief Energy and Commodity Economist at Wachovia (Wells Fargo).
Jason holds a Master’s in Applied Economics from UNC Greensboro, a Master’s in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from CSU Dominguez Hills, a Master’s in Germanic Languages and Literature from UNC Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s in History and German from The University of Virginia. He has earned over a dozen professional certificates and certifications, including the FLTA® (Certified Futurist and Long-Term Analyst), CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), CMT® (Chartered Market Technician), ERP® (Energy Risk Professional), and SCR® (Sustainability and Climate Risk). Jason is currently a Non-Resident Fellow of the U.S. Joint Special Operations University.
Jason has given over 1,000 television interviews, including for CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN, Fox, CNN, and the BBC. He has also been a Guest Host on Bloomberg Television.
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Ranked #1 in the World by Bloomberg
Energy Price Forecast Rankings
- #1 Brent Crude Oil Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 WTI Crude Oil Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Henry Hub Natural Gas Price Forecaster in the World
Metals Price Forecast Rankings
- #1 Industrial Metals Price Forecaster in the World
- #2 Precious Metals Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Gold Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Copper Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Aluminum Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Platinum Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Palladium Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Nickel Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Zinc Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Tin Price Forecaster in the World
- #2 Silver Price Forecaster in the World
- #2 Lead Price Forecaster in the World
- #2 Iron Ore Price Forecaster in the World
U.S. Economy Forecast Rankings
- #1 Non-Farm Payroll Forecaster in the World
- #1 New Home Sales Forecaster in the World
- #2 Unemployment Rate Forecaster in the World
- #3 Durable Goods Orders Forecaster in the World
- #6 Consumer Confidence Forecaster in the World
- #7 ISM Manufacturing Index Forecaster in the World
- #7 Housing Starts Forecaster in the World
- #9 Personal Consumption Expenditures Forecaster in the World
Agricultural Forecast Rankings
- #1 Coffee Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Cotton Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Soybean Price Forecaster in the World
- #1 Sugar Price Forecaster in the World
Foreign Exchange Rate Forecast Rankings
- #1 Euro Forecaster in the World
- #1 British Pound Forecaster in the World
- #1 Swiss Franc Forecaster in the World
- #1 Australian Dollar Forecaster in the World
- #1 Russian Ruble Forecaster in the World
- #1 Brazilian Real Forecaster in the World
- #1 Chinese RMB Forecaster in the World
- #1 Euro/Swiss Franc Forecaster in the World
- #2 Major Currency Forecaster in the World
- #2 Pound/Euro Forecaster in the World
- #2 Euro/Japanese Yen Forecaster in the World
- #2 Russian Ruble/Euro Forecaster in the World
- #2 Turkish Lira Forecaster in the World
- #3 Canadian Dollar Forecaster in the World
- #4 Japanese Yen Forecaster in the World
- #4 Euro/Złoty Yen Forecaster in the World
- #6 Polish Złoty Forecaster in the World
- #7 Mexican Peso Forecaster in the World
Author of Over 30 Books
Books About Trends, Technology, & the Future
- The Future After COVID
- After the COVID Vaccine
- Futureproof Supply Chain
- The Promise of Blockchain
- Quantum: Computing Nouveau
- Jobs for Robots
- Jobs for Robots: COVID Edition
- Robot-Proof Yourself
- The Future of Finance is Now
- The Future of Finance After COVID
- The Future of Energy
- The Future of Agriculture
- The Future of Food and Agriculture After COVID
- The Future of Travel
- The Fog of Data
- Write the Future
- The Author Institute Method
- The Robot and Automation Almanac — 2018
- The Robot and Automation Almanac — 2019
- The Robot and Automation Almanac — 2020
- The Robot and Automation Almanac — 2021
- The Robot and Automation Almanac — 2022
Books About Finance and the Economy
- Reading the Economic Tea Leaves
- Be the Shredder, Not the Shred
- Commodity Prices 101
- Financial Risk Management Fundamentals
- A Gentle Introduction to Audit and Due Diligence
- Strategic Cost-Cutting After COVID
- Strategic Cost-Cutting: How to Improve Profitability in a Downturn
- Recession-Proof
- Recession-Proof Career Strategies After COVID
- Spikes: Growth Hacking Leadership
Nonpartisan Books About Elections and the Economy
- Midterm Economics
- Electing Recession
- The Economics of Revolt and Revolution
- The Dumpster Fire Election
Instructor of Over 40 Online Courses
The Futurist Institute Courses
- The Future of Work
- The Future of Data
- The Future of Finance
- The Future of Transportation
- The Future of Energy
- The Future of Leadership
- The Future of Healthcare
- The Future of Quantum Computing
- Write the Future
- Futurist Fundamentals
- The Future After COVID
The Futurist Institute Workshops
- Your Future of Work
- Futurist Frameworks
- Thought Leadership
- Data Dreams and Nightmares
- The Hunt for ROI
- Arriving on Time
- Unlocking Value for the Consultant
The Author Institute Courses
- Become an Author
- Write the Future
- Write the Book
- Proof the Book
- Content Monster
- Author Leadership
- Television Interviews & Media Best Practices
LinkedIn Learning Courses
- Building Your Visibility as a Leader
- Finance Strategies for Business Leaders
- Job Market Basics for Business Leaders
- Economics for Business Leaders
- Leading Teams Working with Data: Pitfalls and Best Practices
- Economic Tips for Everyone
- Economics for Everyone: Housing Markets in Crisis
- Economics for Everyone: Job Markets and the Economy
- Data, Economic Modeling, and Forecasting with Stata
- Economic Indicators
- Finance Foundations: Risk Management
- The Future of Audit
- Audit and Due Diligence Foundations
- Audit and Due Diligence: Priorities and Best Practices
- Preparing for an Audit
- Corporate Finance: Profitability in a Financial Downturn
- How to Protect Business Profits in a Financial Downturn
- Economics for Everyone: Understanding a Recession
- Using Job Data to Find Jobs
- Recession-Proof Career Strategies
