Tom Tveidt is the CSG's research economist and is the President and founder of Clear Economics, LLC, a firm dedicated to the collection, analysis, and presentation of accurate regional economic and demographic information. Clear Economics, LLC is unique in its commitment to making complex economic issues understandable to the general public. Clear Economics is a strategic affiliate of the Competitive Strategies Group.

Tom also serves as the Director of the Asheville Metro Business Research Center in Asheville, North Carolina, where his publications on regional economics enjoy a monthly readership of about 13,000 persons. He regularly speaks before business groups, government organizations and public groups, detailing regional economic trends and issues. Mr. Tveidt is frequently quoted in newspapers, business journals, and TV news programs.

Tom has been an invited instructor for both the National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA), and the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association (ACCRA). His courses focus on the accurate and effective presentation of economic data.

Currently Mr. Tveidt sits on the Editorial Review Board for the journal Applied Research in Economic Development, published by Georgia Southern University's Bureau of Business Research. Tom is an active member of ACCRA and the National Association of Business Economics.

Mr. Tveidt has a BA in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, California and an MBA in Finance from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.