Luke Gromen
Luke Gromen is the Founder and CEO of Forest for the Trees, a leading macroeconomic research firm catering to institutions and individuals. At FFTT, he leads the firm in providing unique and insightful research derived from a wide variety of sources that offers a clearer picture of global macroeconomic, thematic, and sector trends. Luke is a macro and thematic analyst with over 25 years of experience in equity research and equity research sales. He has become one of the most respected names in the global research sector and a recognized figure in the overall exploration local area.
Luke Gromen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and CEO
Academic History
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M.B.A., Banking and Finance
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B.B.A., Accounting and Finance
Luke is a well-known financial analyst and commentator recognized for his expertise in macroeconomic trends.
He launched FFTT to combine in-depth analytical work with relevant historical perspectives to create differentiated, money-making insights.
FFTT caters to institutions and sophisticated individuals by aggregating a wide variety of macroeconomic, thematic and sector trends in an unconventional manner to identify investable developing economic bottlenecks for its clients.
EARLY CAREER
Prior to FFTT, he was a Founding Partner of Cleveland Research Company.
He worked in sales and edited CRC’s flagship weekly thematic research summary piece, Straight from the Source.
Before that, he was a Partner at Midwest Research, where he worked in equity research and sales.
He was also the Founding Editor of Midwest's widely-read weekly thematic summary, where he aggregated and combined proprietary research from Midwest with inputs from other sources.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Luke is often featured in financial media and investment podcasts where he discusses the global economy, fiscal and monetary policies, and the shifts in global trade and commodity markets.
He has been featured or quoted in Fox Business, Financial Times, TD Ameritrade, Blockworks, and Real Vision, among others.