Olu Sonola is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is also Head of U.S. Economic Research at Fitch Ratings where he’s responsible for coverage of U.S. economics, including the labor market, consumer spending, inflation, demographics and many more. He joined Fitch in 2007 and has held various roles since then.
Olu frequently speaks about the U.S. economy to Fitch analysts, investors, issuers and the media. He is often quoted by major media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, CNN and many more.
Olu earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Lagos State University, a master's from Columbia University and a PhD from Rutgers University. Olu holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
