Biography
John M Urbanchuk is responsible for managing and providing a broad range of economic, planning, marketing, and policy analysis consulting services to firms and associations involved in industries including agriculture, renewable fuels, and consumer foods. He also works with firms in a wide range of industries to estimate the impact of operations and investment on the national and state economy.
John has extensive experience in agriculture and the biofuels industry. He provides clients with expert economic analysis to support a wide range of agriculture and renewable fuels policy issues. He also has conducted economic feasibility studies and prepared business plans for organizations interested in building and investing in ethanol and biodiesel plants and in providing independent analysis to support due diligence investigations for lenders. Some of his clients include the Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, and United Soybean Board, the National Biodiesel Board, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, Congressional Budget Office, the Farm Credit Council, the Energy Information Administration, and the Association of Washington Business.
Prior to joining LECG, Mr Urbanchuk was executive vice president for AUS Consultants, senior vice president and chief economist for Hill and Knowlton, Inc., vice president with Wharton Econometrics, and manager-economic research for Campbell Soup Company.
John has testified as an expert witness before numerous congressional committees including the Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, Joint Economic Committee, the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, the House Committee on Small Business, and the International Trade Commission. He has also testified as an expert witness before the Canadian Import Tribunal as well as committees of the general assemblies of Pennsylvania, California, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, and New Jersey, and as an expert before proceedings of the federal courts.
John is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and Delaware Valley College where he teaches graduate courses in agricultural price analysis, industrial policy, and European markets. John also has lectured at Penn State University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Delaware, Louisiana State University, Purdue University, The JFK Center for Special Warfare, the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, and the Hungarian Academy of Science.
Mr Urbanchuk holds a BS in economics from Penn State University, an MA in economics from Temple University, and has completed all course requirements for the PhD at Temple. John is a graduate of the US Army Foreign Area Officer Program as a specialist in Eurasia.
Profile Highlights
Industry Specialization
- Engineering (Accting, Research, Mgt)
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Representative Engagements
Publications
- November 2008, Economic Contribution of the Partial Exemption for Ethanol From the Federal Excise Tax on Motor Fuel
- 03/2002, An Economic Analysis of Legislation for a Renewable Fuels Requirement for Highway Motor Fuels
- 2002, Macroeconomic Impacts of S.1058
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Employment History
- 2002 to present, LECG Director
- 2005 to present, Delaware Valley College Adjunct Professor
- 1992 to present, Saint Joseph's University, Haub School of Business Lecturer in Marketing
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Education
- Temple University, PhD
- 1998, Pennsylvania State University
- 1982, JFK Center for Military Assistance
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