Svenja Gudell is Chief Economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab. She currently serves as the vice chair on the Federal Economic Statistic Advisory Committee (FESAC). Svenja also served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Business Economics. Prior to joining Indeed, Svenja was Chief Economist at Zillow Group. Previously, Svenja worked on economic, financial and strategic consulting for Analysis Group, and was an assistant economist in the research group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Svenja has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Rochester, a master’s degree in Economics from New York University, a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Rochester.