Ariel Shwayder

Ariel Shwayder serves as an LEO Lecturer of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and teaches Managerial Economics in the MBA program at Luxembourg School of Business.

His academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Mathematics with Honors, Harvard University
• Ph.D. in Economics, Northwestern University

Shwayder's research centers on macroeconomics and finance, with concentrated expertise in commodities pricing dynamics and the interplay between commodity markets and household economic expectations. His industry background includes management consulting at McKinsey & Company for insurance and banking clients, alongside advisory service to the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, bridging policy and economic practice.