Andrew Busch

Biography

Andy Busch moves people from the chaos today to confidence in the future.

As the first Chief Market Intelligence Officer (CMIO) for the U.S. government at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As CMIO, he was charged with improving and enhancing the government’s understanding of the markets. Andy provided briefings to White House, US House and US Senate staffers on a wide range of issues including extreme market volatility, China’s influence on the global commodity markets and the impact of Fintech & virtual currencies on market dynamics.

He created and directed a new research group, Market Intelligence Branch (MIB), for the agency. As CMIO, Andy’s job was to provide objective research on the financial markets to the CFTC, SEC, US Treasury and Federal Reserve. Energy, agriculture, interest rates and technology (Bitcoin, blockchain, AI) were some of the areas of research covered by the team. Each week, he led the agency on a market and economic roundtable discussion with the staffs of the White House, the US Treasury, the SEC, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Board.

Prior to joining the CFTC, Andy was CEO and founder of a boutique financial markets and policy research firm, Bering Productions, Inc (BPI). Before BPI, he was the Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist for Bank of Montreal (BMO) in Chicago. He is author of the book World Event Trading covering large crises like infectious disease outbreaks and their impact on the markets.

Today, he’s a consultant and keynote speaker with a wide range of clients including financial services, energy, manufacturing and construction.

Andy moves people from the chaos today to confidence in the future.

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Testimonials

Mr. Busch was an outstanding speaker as our audience was thoroughly engaged and captivated by his fast paced, insightful and humorous presentation.

– Mike Steffes, CEO, ACES Power Marketing

For our SIOR 2020 TransACT 360 annual conference, we had Andrew Busch present via a webinar. We had almost 1K people participate on-line. Andy was fantastic and gave our attendees wonderful information about what to expect from the 2020 election. His presentation was full of real-life examples and stories to connect our audience to his material. His upbeat outlook was exactly what we needed to get us focused on the future and what the opportunities will be heading into the 2020 election.

– Lizzy Loken, Vice President of Programs, SOIR

We've worked with Andy Busch on several conferences and he's fantastic. He combines his unique experiences of working in US government with thirty years of analyzing the markets to give a perspective few can match. His stories, his insights, his passion drives audience participation both during and after the keynote.

– Oliver Kirkbright, Production Manager, Worldwide Business Research

The connection with Washington and the markets was both insightful and entertaining. Great feedback from our group.

– David Zimmerman, President, First Citizens Investor Services

Mr. Busch was an outstanding speaker as our audience was thoroughly engaged and captivated by his fast paced, insightful and humorous presentation.

– Mike Steffes, CEO, ACES Power Marketing

Simply put, we were delighted to have Andrew Busch provide his keen insights into the economy, politics and market turbulence. Andy was gracious with his time with our conference attendees and was great to work with. He provided almost unlimited access to all the attendees interested in learning more and gave the conference a knowledge base to understand the markets. He was fun, entertaining and passionate on topics that can be challenging for audiences. We'd have him back anytime.

– Julie Ros, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Profit & Loss

In a challenging political environment, Mr. Busch provided an objective, nonpartisan analysis of 2016 Presidential race and its implications for the US economy… As a result of his talk, our clients are better prepared for dealing with the challenges and utilizing potential solutions in the industry.

– Bill Moore, VP Treasury and Capital Management, AgStar Financial Services

It was fantastic to have Andy provide the keynote address at our economic outlook conference. We got so much great feedback that everyone loved his insights and his presentation! He tailored it specifically for us and showed the future AZ growth opportunities. We’d love to have him come back!

– Alex Rounds (McAlister), Event Director, Phoenix Business Journal

Andrew Busch was a key success factor for our NC Chamber’s 79th Annual Meeting. He gave us an ability to understand the future economy and opportunities for growth. Our members gave him a 100% satisfaction rate with a 5.0 rating on a 5-point scale. The success of the event wouldn’t have been possible without him.

– Talisa Hite, Director of Events, NC Chamber of Commerce

It was just what we were looking for – an engaging, interesting, and informative presentation to engage our virtual audience. Andrew keeps the presentation moving, uses effective visuals, and provides thoughtful analysis throughout. He’s an outstanding presenter in a virtual environment, and I know he would be more amazing in person. I highly recommend Andrew for your next event!

– Darcy Burnett, Sr. Education Coordinator, Iowa Bankers Association

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