Emily Kolinski Morris is the Chief Economist for Ford Motor Company, managing the corporate economics group’s responsibility for the company’s global economic and automotive industry forecasts, which support business strategy, finance, and planning.
Since joining Ford Motor Company in 1997, Morris has conducted economic analysis in varying roles for all of its major global markets.
Prior to joining Ford, Morris spent four years as a fiscal analyst with the Michigan House of Representatives. In this non-partisan position, she provided counsel to House members on program funding and performance, testified regularly before the House Appropriations Committee, and interacted with stakeholders at all levels of state government.
Morris is active in many professional economics organizations, including as the recently elected President of the National Association for Business Economics and a Council for Economic Education Board member. She previously served as an elected board member of the National Association for Business Economics and is also a past president of its Detroit chapter.
Morris earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.