Invited Speakers

Bill Craighead

Bill Craighead became director of the UCCS Economic Forum in July 2023 after 18 years as a college faculty member, including positions at Colorado College and the US Air Force Academy.  His teaching and academic research focused on topics related to macroeconomics.  He was born in Colorado and lived in Michigan, near Detroit, for much of his childhood.  After graduating from Carleton College in Minnesota, he worked for a financial trade publisher in New York City.  He then earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia.  Dr. Craighead tracks data on the local, state, and national economies and provides analysis to Economic Forum partners, local media and the public, including through the “Weekly Economic Snapshot” video series.