Jeff Korzenik is the Chief Economist for Fifth Third Commercial Bank.

As Chief Economist, Jeff provides research and analysis that impacts the Bank’s key markets as well as business leaders and policymakers throughout the country.

He is an award-winning author whose writings have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Newsweek, Forbes and many other national and regional publications, and Jeff has appeared regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business News. Policymakers have sought his expertise on a variety of topics leading to his testifying before state legislatures and on Capitol Hill. 

Most recently, Jeff has been lauded as a leading expert on private sector models for hiring people with criminal records and advancing public safety through employment.

Jeff is a graduate of Princeton University.