JIM ROUNDS
ROUNDS@EDPCO.COM

Jim Rounds is the Senior Vice President and Senior Economist with Elliott D. Pollack and Company. Mr. Rounds specializes in preparing economic analyses for both public and private sector entities, including economic overviews related to the national and state economies. Mr. Rounds has experience with regional economic development projects, housing market and general real estate industry reports, and is knowledgeable about the state budget and tax code. In addition, Mr. Rounds assists with the preparation of economic and revenue forecasts for Maricopa County, and has experience in economic development on tribal lands.

Mr. Rounds is a member of the Arizona Economic Round Table, is a member of the Arizona Department of Commerce's Economic Research Advisory Council, and participated as an economic researcher and co-authored a tax analysis for the Governor's Citizens' Finance Review Commission. In addition, through his employment with Elliott D. Pollack & Company, Mr. Rounds has contributed his expertise related to fiscal policy and economic development to a number of other groups and organizations including the Arizona Blue Chip Economic Indicators and various Arizona Town Hall programs. Mr. Rounds also contributes articles to the Company's web page.

Mr. Rounds has spoken on the national and state economies at a number of conferences, seminars, and organization meetings including the Arizona Association of Counties, Rural Development Conference, Valley-wide Budget Professionals, American Public Works Association - Arizona Chapter, Arizona Planning Association, Arizona Mini-Storage Association, Rotary Club meetings, alumni organizations, and many others.

Prior to his employment with Elliott D. Pollack and Company, Mr. Rounds served as a Senior Economist with the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the budget and economic analysis arm of the Arizona Legislature. As an employee of the Arizona Legislature, Mr. Rounds was responsible for analyzing and forecasting a variety of state taxes, including the corporate income tax and the vehicle license tax. Mr. Rounds also has experience working with individual income taxes, state tax credits, lottery revenue collections, and worked on a number of other high profile issues for the Legislature including the Tourism and Sports Authority initiative and the Citizens for Growth Management initiative.

In addition to his tax analysis duties, Mr. Rounds was responsible for analyzing state agency budgets, and for making spending recommendations to legislative committees. During his five year career with the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Mr. Rounds analyzed 25 different state agency budgets, including the Land Department, Department of Commerce, Office of Tourism, Lottery Commission, Department of Gaming, and the Motor Vehicle Division.

Mr. Rounds has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Economics from Arizona State University.