Christine Cooper is Chief U.S. Economist and Managing Director at CoStar Group, providing insights and analysis of national and regional macroeconomic conditions, and leading Market Analytics for the Western and Southwestern United States, with commercial real estate market analysts covering metros in nineteen states. Prior to this, she led CoStar’s Quantitative Analytics team that provides data analytics and forecasting services for the CoStar Group.

Previously, she led the Institute for Applied Economics at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, producing numerous studies and presentations for government agencies, industry leaders and legislative bodies. She has been a lecturer at California State University Long Beach, Pepperdine University, and, most recently, at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Cooper was co-founder of a start-up in Hong Kong focused on automating equity transactions and manufacturing computer accessories, ultimately expanding production into China and distributing products globally. She was co-founder of the first authorized Apple Computer retailer in China.

Dr. Cooper holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California with research emphasis in economic development and institutional economics.