Scott Nystrom

Scott Nystrom is an expert in macroeconomic, regional, and energy system modeling and applying them to policy analysis and economic impacts and other types of modeling and economic analysis. As the co-lead of the firm’s North American economic impacts group, he uses models such as REMI, IMPLAN, and GTAP daily to model the impacts of legislation, litigation, regulation, and policy on the economy, as measured by metrics like job growth, GDP, and tax collections. His work on economic impact analysis has covered every sector of the economy, including agriculture, natural resources, construction, utilities, manufacturers, logistics, healthcare, and services.

For the past 11 years, Mr. Nystrom has conducted studies related to climate policy, demographics, economic development, energy, fiscal policy, healthcare, international trade, labor, scope emissions, and transportation policy. Clients have included federal and state government agencies, non-profits and foundations, trade associations, utilities, corporations, and law firms. He was the technical expert on a multibillion-dollar dispute involving default on sovereign debt and the accuracy of the statistics produced by a national statistics office. Since early 2017, Mr. Nystrom has been the de facto chief macroeconomist and policy analyst for the state of North Dakota, which has involved assessing the economic impacts of tax credits, tax reforms, and large private investments.

Mr. Nystrom’s experience leads him to regularly present to federal and state policymakers. Highlights include presenting his findings to members of Congress on the economic contribution of electric cooperatives; Capitol Hill briefings on federal climate policy; and the impacts of tax incentives and economic development grants to budget committees. These include the legislatures of Arkansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Nystrom worked at Regional Economic Models, Inc. (“REMI”), a firm that specializes in building models of state and regional economies. While at REMI, he was the head of consulting engagements, client training and support, and the Washington, DC office. He has extensive experience with impact models as well as energy system models such as CTAM and the Power System Optimizer (“PSO”) and using them in concert and parallel with one another.

Relevant Experience:

• Scott Nystrom and Ken Ditzel, “Taming Inflation? Consider the Tradeoffs,” March 2022
• Scott Nystrom and Kristine Parisi, “The Economic Impact of Rhino Insurance’s Cost Savings,” September 2021
• Scott Nystrom, “The Economic Impact of the Science Coalition,” February 2021
• Scott Nystrom, Ran Li, and Ken Ditzel, “The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Science on the U.S. Economy and for Ten Select States,” December 2019
• Ken Ditzel, Scott Nystrom, and Mitch DeRubis, “Feasibility Study for the Western Cape Integrated LNG Importation and Gas-to-Power Project,” November 2019
• Ken Ditzel, Scott Nystrom, and Mitch DeRubis, “Industry, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Extending the Biodiesel Blending Tax Credit,” October 2019
• Scott Nystrom, Jack Tunstall, and Ken Ditzel, “The Economic Impact of America’s Electric Cooperatives,” March 2019
• Ken Ditzel, Gary Long, and Scott Nystrom, “Steel Buyers Beware,” November 2018
• Ken Ditzel and Scott Nystrom, “A Comprehensive Economic Impact Study for the U.S. Foodservice Distribution Industry,” August 2018
• Scott Nystrom, Katie O’Hare, and Ken Ditzel, “The Economic, Fiscal, and Emissions Impacts of a Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax,” July 2018
• Ken Ditzel, Scott Nystrom, and Katie O’Hare, “Economic Impacts of an Infrastructure Bill on the Wood Products Value Chain,” January 2018

Awards and Recognition:

• George I. Treyz Award for Excellence in Economic and Demographic Analysis (2018)