Dr. Nam D. Pham is Managing Partner of ndp|consulting, a strategic research firm that specializes in economic analysis of public policy and legal issues. Clients of ndp|consulting include trade associations, financial institutions, law firms, U.S. and foreign corporations, and multinational organizations. Prior to founding ndp|consulting in 2000, Dr. Pham was Vice President at Scudder Kemper Investments in Boston, where he was responsible for research, asset allocations, and currency hedging for global and international bond funds. Before that he was Chief Economist of the Asia Region for Standard & Poor’s DRI; an economist at the World Bank; and a consultant to both the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission. Dr. Pham is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University. Dr. Pham holds a Ph.D. in economics from the George Washington University, an M.A. from Georgetown University; and a B.A. from the University of Maryland. He is a member of the board of advisors to the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland Business School and a board member of the Food Recovery Network.