Jonathan S. Shefftz (d/b/a JShefftz Consulting) is an independent consultant who specializes in the application of financial economics to litigation disputes, regulatory enforcement, and public policy decisions. Previously he was a consultant with Industrial Economics, Incorporated ("IEc") from 1992 until 2006 when he moved to western Massachusetts. Mr. Shefftz has extensive experience in settlement and litigation support, and has been qualified as an expert witness in Administrative Court and U.S. District Court.
- Mr. Shefftz’s recent experience includes work in the following areas.
- - Calculating the economic damages suffered by companies and individuals from alleged wrongful actions.
- Applying financial economics to civil penalty factors in regulatory enforcement actions.
- Analyzing economic issues related to public policy decisions.
Mr. Shefftz has performed this work in a variety of contexts, including expert witness testimony, computer model development, training course delivery, and regulatory review, as well as reports and memoranda. He has supervised project teams comprising economists, accountants, paralegals, and software developers, as well as worked in parallel with engineers, scientists, lawyers, and lobbyists. His clients have included federal and state governmental agencies, private litigators, and other private-sector entities.
Mr. Shefftz holds a B.A. magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in Economics and Political Economy from Amherst College, and an M.P.P. degree, with concentrations in Government & Business and Energy & Environmental Policy, from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Mr. Shefftz’s professional memberships include the National Association of Forensic Economics, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the Western Economics Association International.
