Richard F. Hokenson founded Hokenson & Company in May 2002.  Prior to that, Mr. Hokenson was the Director of Demographic Research at Credit Suisse First Boston where he was responsible for analysis and forecasting of global demographic trends and their associated economic and investment implications. Before joining CSFB in the November 2000 merger, Mr. Hokenson was the Chief Economist at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where, since 1978, he pioneered the application of demographics to economic and financial market forecasting.  Prior to DLJ, Mr. Hokenson served as senior economist at Merrill Lynch Economics from 1976 to 1977 and before that held the same position at Data Resources Inc. from 1973 to 1976.

Mr. Hokenson is a member of the International Union of Social Science Professionals (IUSSP) and a trustee of the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).   Mr. Hokenson is a member of the Executive Committee of PRB and chairs the Investment Committee.  He is also a member of the Society of Labor Economists, the Population Association of America and the American Economic Association.  He holds an undergraduate degree in economics with honors from the University of California at Berkley and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.  Mr. Hokenson did his Ph.D. research at New York University.  Besides material published by Hokenson & Company, DLJ and CSFB, his written works include “Demographic Trends and the Impact on Municipal Finance” published in the Municipal Finance Journal (Winter 1994), “The Demographics of Global Investing” published in The Global Guide to Investing (Financial Times Press, September 1995) and “Migrant Labor” published in The China Economic Quarterly (September 2005).