Lyssa Jenkens

Lyssa Jenkens is a Chief Economist and Vice President of Business Information & Research with the Greater Dallas Chamber. The Business Information & Research Department provides publications, technical assistance and custom research to support business and economic development in the greater Dallas area.

Dr. Jenkens has spent her professional career in applied economic and community research. Prior to joining the Chamber in 2001, Dr. Jenkens was the Vice President for Research Services at M/PF Research in Carrollton, where she provided a wide range of information services to the multifamily housing industry. Dr. Jenkens managed the demographic research program for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) throughout the 1990s.

A native 'Dallasite,' Dr. Jenkens is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas, with a PHD and Masters of Arts in Political Economy as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Dr. Jenkens is very active in professional and community organizations. She has served as a member of the Dallas Morning News' Board of Economists, chair of the Metro Dallas United Way Community Needs Assessment, and president of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas board of trustees. Currently, Jenkens holds an ACCE/Ford Foundation Fellowship to study sustainable regional development. She also serves as an advisor for the NCTCOG regional forecast program, as a board member for C2ER and chairs the Dallas Women's Foundation Research Task Force.