EAST LANSING – Anderson Economic Group LLC, a boutique consultancy founded in Michigan in 1996, announced Tuesday it will open a new office in New York City in October.
New York will join existing Anderson Economic Group offices in East Lansing (headquarters), Chicago, and Istanbul, Turkey.
“The timing of our expansion into New York is especially meaningful, given that this week marks the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11,” said Patrick L. Anderson, the firm’s founder and CEO. “Two of us survived that tragedy at the World Trade Center, and both were moved by the heroism of New York firefighters that helped save our lives.
“I didn’t plan that day to build a business that extended across the country–I was too busy praying to live another day,” said Anderson, “but I am profoundly grateful for the chance to be back in New York this week, opening an office and hiring New Yorkers.”
Ilhan Geckil leads the Strategy and Business Valuation division of Anderson Economic Group. He will direct the New York office. Geckil specializes in the Alcoholic Beverage and Automotive industries. Geckil’s past engagements have covered numerous brands in these industries, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Harley-Davidson, and Nissan; as well as Budweiser, Corona, Miller, Coors, Guinness, Beck’s, and other beer brands. Geckil is also the co-author of “Pocketbook Predictions of Presidential Elections,” winner of the Edmund A. Mennis Contributed Paper Award from the National Association for Business Economics.
Joining Geckil in New York will be Peter J. Schwartz, previously an affiliated consultant for the firm. Schwartz is a former reporter at Forbes and Bloomberg News, where he compiled valuation reports, focusing primarily on professional sports franchises. Schwartz’s data-driven coverage of hedge funds was cited in the U.S. House of Representatives as an impetus for hearings held on the industry. Previously, he wrote for the Office of Former President Bill Clinton and for New York City’s bid for the Olympic Games. His is co-author of Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game, a New York Times bestselling non-fiction book.
Both Anderson and Geckil were present at 3 World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks, and both escaped. Today, they are trustees of Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund. . The Fund sponsors an annual 5K run/walk, a 9-11 reflection essay contest for Michigan students, and maintains a website that honors the 19 Michigan people who lost their lives.
For more information: http://www.michiganremembers.dreamhosters.com.
The Michigan Remembers Fund has annually sponsored two first responders to travel to New York for the Tunnel to Towers Run. This year, the organization will hold its annual “Run To Remember in Lansing, Michigan on September 10. Patrick Anderson will return to Michigan for this event, while Ilhan Geckil will be in New York for a remembrance ceremony for survivors of 3 World Trade Center.
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