Gene Stanaland

Gene Stanaland: Profile

In demand as a public speaker, Stanaland has a list of clients that reads like a Who’s Who in business. Some of his clients include Teledyne, General Electric, Burlington Industries, Georgia Pacific, DuPont, Kraft, and Dow Chemical. His expertise also puts him in demand at such educational institutions as the Foreign Service Institute, the University of Dallas, and Mercer University’s Executives Forum.

A Unique Outlook: There’s no one quite like Gene Stanaland. Possessing a unique ability to analyze current economic conditions and relate their impact on individuals and businesses in an understandable and entertaining way, Stanaland leaves audiences entertained and amused, but also informed about the economic realities of the day.

The UNDismal Science: Economics is commonly referred to as “the dismal science,” but in a gifted entertainer like Stanaland’s hands, economics and economic issues become the Undismal science.

Credentialed and Respected: Despite what may appear to be an “unserious” attitude about economics, Dr. Stanaland has studied it seriously: He was a member of Auburn University's economics department for 20 years during which he headed the department for eight. He received his BS degree in 1959 in business from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, his MBA in 1960, and his PhD. in economics in 1972 from the University of Alabama.

Dr. Stanaland has served in a variety of distinguished corporate, academic and government positions. For twenty years, he was the member of the Economics Department at Auburn University in Alabama, and he was the head of the department for the last eight of those years. After serving as the Chairman of the Board, for Computer Maintenance Professionals, he resigned to become the head of GSE, Inc. a nationally recognized economics and management consulting firm. In addition, he has far reaching business interests and serves on the board of directors of prominent banks and corporations.