Eric Clower

About Eric Clower

I’m a senior education and applications leader focused on helping organizations turn complex economic analysis into clear, trusted decisions. My work sits at the intersection of applied economics, analytical platforms, and large-scale user enablement, ensuring sophisticated models are not only technically sound but responsibly interpreted and effectively used.I currently serve as Director of Education Services at IMPLAN, where I lead and mentor a cross-functional education team responsible for training, documentation, and user enablement. This includes building team capability through hiring and onboarding, and designing education systems that scale across diverse users and decision contexts.Over my career, I’ve worked across product development, applied econometrics, and education leadership, with a consistent focus on translating analytical rigor into practical insight. I’m particularly interested in roles where economics, judgment, and leadership intersect, especially where decision quality, trust, and responsible use matter as much as technical sophistication.Core focus areas include: Leading and developing education and enablement teams Translating economic and analytical insight into decision-ready guidance Designing training, documentation, and learning systems at scale Supporting responsible use and interpretation of economic models Bridging economists, product teams, and decision-makers

Experience

1. Director of Education Services

   Implan

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Lead education and enablement strategy for IMPLAN’s economic impact modeling platform, ensuring complex economic analysis is translated into clear, responsible, and decision-ready insight for a broad user base.I lead and mentor a cross-functional education team responsible for training, documentation, and user enablement, including hiring and onboarding new team members. My work focuses on building scalable education systems that support analysts, consultants, policymakers, and decision-makers with varying levels of technical expertise.Key responsibilities and impact include: Setting education strategy for applied economics and economic impact modeling Leading and developing a cross-functional education team supporting user success Designing and delivering training programs that emphasize interpretation, appropriate use, and decision relevance Establishing guidance and best practices to support responsible use and communication of economic impact results Partnering with product, support, and leadership teams to align education with platform capabilities and user needsThis role sits at the intersection of applied economics, product understanding, and organizational learning, with an emphasis on trust, clarity, and long-term decision quality.

Education

• Trinity University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering Science

  1996 — 2000

• Portland State University

  Master's degree, Economics

  2005 — 2008

• Stanford University

  Master's degree, Petroleum Engineering

  2000 — 2002

• University of Washington

  Economics

  2008 — 2014

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Time Series Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Statistics
• Project Management
• Sas
• Econometrics
• Research
• Matlab
• Programming
• Economics
• Analytics
• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Teaching
• Stata
• Analysis
• Gauss
• Data Mining
• Analytical Skills
• R