James Newton – Chief Economist

Dr. Newton has served as Chief Economic Advisor to Commerce National Bank of Columbus, as well as Director of the Columbus Center of the Keller Graduate School of Management. In addition to his administrative duties, Dr. Newton was also the author of the Keller Columbus Quarterly, a report that examined the outlook for the U.S., Ohio, and Columbus economies, and a weekly columnist for the Delaware (Ohio) Gazette. He served as president and chief economist for Management Horizons, Inc., forecasting coordinator for GTE of Ohio, and an economist for the Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development.

Dr. Newton has held faculty positions at The Ohio State University and Franklin University where he taught courses in economics Dr. Newton holds a Ph.D. from Ohio State University, as well as Master and Bachelor degrees from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.