Dr. Eyler will look at global, national and California specific economic projections focused on the construction industry. His presentation lasts approximately 45-minutes and is followed by 15-minutes of question and answer.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Robert Eyler is Dean of the School of Extended and International Education at Sonoma State University. Dr. Eyler is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis at Sonoma State University, where he has been teaching since 1995. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1998. He earned a B.A. in Economics at CSU, Chico in 1992. Dr. Eyler serves on the board of directors of Redwood Credit Union, a $6 billion nonprofit financial cooperative.  Robert also serves on various other board of directors both private and non-profit.

Robert has been a visiting scholar at both the University of Bologna and Stanford University. He is married and has one daughter, Luciana, and is a native of Sonoma County, California. His family have been sheep and cattle ranchers in Marin and Sonoma counties since 1910.