Paul Jannke is a Principal of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, with the main area of expertise in North American lumber markets. Having spent more than 25 years analyzing lumber markets and providing reliable, insightful forecasts, Paul is the industry's top economic analyst.

Beyond North American lumber, Paul has co-authored numerous studies on the international and engineered lumber, timber, bioenergy, and panel industries. Paul holds a master's degree in economics from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in economics and German from the University of Connecticut.

Before starting his career in the forest products industry, Paul was a research economist at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in econometric modeling.