Solutionomics

In Solutionomics, Chris Macke delivers innovative, specific solutions for achieving America’s economic potential. Macke’s solutions are based on delivering a better return on investment to the American taxpayer and small business owners—the backbone of the American economy.Solutionomics addresses five key issues that will impact America’s economic future: Winning the Game of Global TradeCreating an Incentive-Based Corporate Tax PolicyExpanding the American Middle ClassReducing Financial CrisesIncreasing Congressional Transparency and Accountability 

"Solutionomics breaks America's stubborn political divide in a refreshing way. It illustrates how simple, yet powerful changes in economic incentives and Congressional transparency can motivate CEOs and politicians, both Republican and Democrat, to elevate the competitiveness of the U.S. economy, raise the earning potential of American workers, and reset American democracy so that it once again drives national prosperity.", "Solutionomics is a must-read guide for educating the American public about the current state of our economy and offers some intriguing solutions that can help us rebuild the American Dream."

For more than twenty-five years, Chris Macke has worked in America’s financial sector seeing firsthand what drives the American economy, employment growth, wage growth, and business investment.   He has advised the U.S. Federal Reserve providing market updates and analyzing impacts of monetary policy changes on asset valuations and market distortions. He has been a contributor to the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District (colloquially known as The Beige Book). He has worked for Fortune 500 companies including General Electric as well as working for small businesses as well as advising one of the largest U.S. pension funds. His perspectives on economic and employment growth, interest rates, investor sentiment, business investment, global trade, and the political environment have been used by firms in devising investment strategies. Macke most recently directed the research and formulated investment strategy for a ten-billion-dollar institutional investment manager analyzing economic trends, financial markets, and the political environment. Macke earned a B.A. in political science focusing on political campaign strategy at the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He has guest lectured at Harvard, Columbia, and Georgetown Universities. He is a member of the National Association of Business Economists and the University of Southern California Economic Leadership Council. Macke has served on the boards of the Seattle, Chicago, and Indianapolis chapters of Big Brothers, Big Sisters and has been a Big Brother.