Angeline Scheinbaum, Ph.D.

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR SCHOLAR | SPORTS MARKETING EXPERT | AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

Dr. Angeline Close Scheinbaum brings a dynamic, future-focused perspective to this milestone event, where we explore how global forces—like the global sports and entertainment economy—are reshaping Southern Nevada’s future. Her keynote will spotlight the next 50 years of Las Vegas and the world ahead: what’s growing, what’s evolving, and what it means on a global scale.

A leading voice in consumer psychology, brand sponsorship, and experiential marketing, Dr. Scheinbaum bridges academic research and real-world impact. She has partnered with well known brands including Dodge, Toyota, Shell, and AT&T, and her award-winning research—recognized by the American Marketing Association and the Academy of Marketing Science—explores how people connect with brands, events, and digital platforms.

With a portfolio of books and publications on everything from social media to the psychology of branding, she brings both depth and relevance. Her current and previous leadership roles at Clemson University and the University of Texas, along with her strong ties to the sports marketing industry, make her uniquely equipped to unpack the global trends influencing the Nevada economy. She started her academic career at UNLV and still maintains strong family ties to the area and kept a close watch on its evolution to a global sports hub.

Augustine (Gus) Faucher

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF ECONOMIST, THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP

Augustine (Gus) Faucher is senior vice president and chief economist of The PNC Financial Services Group, serving as the principal spokesperson on all economic issues for PNC. Prior to joining PNC as senior macroeconomist in December 2011, Faucher worked for 10 years at Moody’s Analytics (formerly Economy.com), where he was a director and senior economist. He was responsible for running the firm’s computer model of the U.S. economy, edited a monthly publication on the U.S. economic outlook, covered fiscal and monetary policy, and analyzed various regional economies. Previously, he worked for six years at the U.S. Treasury Department and taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He was named senior vice president in March 2015, deputy chief economist in February 2016, and to his current role in April 2017. Faucher is frequently cited in international, national, and regional media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He has appeared on ABC World News, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News and Nightly Business Report, and is regularly featured on CNBC, CNN and Fox Business. In addition, he appears regularly on CBS Radio, NPR and Marketplace. He serves on the board of directors of The Economic Club of Pittsburgh – the local chapter of National Association of Business Economics (NABE). He is also co-chair of the Financial Roundtable of NABE. Faucher earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in labor economics and public economics. He also has a B. A. in economics from Cornell University.

Andrew Woods

DIRECTOR, UNLV CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Prior to joining UNLV’s CBER, Andrew started and ran a successful economic analysis, financial management, and public affairs consulting firm, as CEO of Woods Strategies, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His expertise in applying data and research to strengthen organizations and communities has led him to hold many leadership positions both in the public and private sectors. He is known for his financial acumen, vision, reliability, and integrity.

Andrew has been involved in the public policy process on behalf of his clients and has a passion for data-driven solutions to complex problems. Andrew’s knowledge of and interest in a variety of diverse policy issues is why he is a regular contributor to journalism outlets such as Nevada Public Radio and the Las Vegas Sun.

Stephen M. Miller

PROFESSOR, UNLV CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Stephen M. Miller served as director of the Center for Business and Economic Research for the last six years. He is the former chair of the Board of Directors of The Economic Club of Las Vegas, a professor of economics, and former department chair in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Prior to that, he was professor of economics and department head at the University of Connecticut. He also held visiting positions with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and with the Congressional Budget Office. He received higher education training at Purdue University, receiving his bachelor’s degree with distinction in Engineering Sciences Engineering (a part of the Aeronautical Engineering School), and at the State University of New York at Buffalo, receiving his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics.

At UNLV, he developed with one of his M.A. students, Mustafa Gunaydin, the CBER-DETR Nevada Coincident and Leading Employment Indexes. These indexes track the contemporaneous and future movements in the Nevada employment markets. After becoming Director of CBER, he developed general coincident and leading indexes for the Nevada and Southern Nevada. These indexes track the contemporaneous and future movements in the overall Nevada and Southern Nevada economies.

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Join us as we celebrate 50 years of CBER and look ahead to Nevada’s next great chapter.

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