Yelena Maleyev

Yelena Maleyev is a senior economist at KPMG, based in Chicago. With a focus on national and international economic indicators, her research has been featured in prominent media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Hill, Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, NewsNation and Yahoo Finance. She provides analysis and expertise on economic data and policy developments to the KPMG Economics team, firm leadership and clients, aiding them in making informed decisions and managing economic risks. Yelena has developed expertise in the housing, commercial real estate and construction sectors, in addition to her macroeconomic knowledge. Her speaking engagements and contributions to client presentations have made her a sought-after speaker since joining KPMG.

She holds the Certified Business Economist (CBE) designation and is a Director of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) board, facilitating direct contact with policymakers from the Federal Reserve, the White House and the Treasury Department. Within NABE, Yelena is also serving as co-chair of the Real Estate Roundtable, Chair of the Outlook Survey Committee and is on the steering committee of the CBE curriculum.
 
Yelena earned a master's degree in applied economics from Georgetown University and a bachelor of commerce degree with honors from the University of Manitoba, with a major in finance and international business. She has also received training in statistical analysis and programming from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.