Dr. Chris Laney is a Senior Workforce Strategist at Emsi. Chris specializes in workforce and economic development, strategic workforce planning, comprehensive planning, and data analysis. Chris works on projects related to industry sector strategies, labor market demand, and workforce availability, for workforce development boards throughout the U.S. Chris comes to Emsi from CareerSource Suncoast in Florida where he oversaw talent pipeline strategies and legislative priorities including the development of the nation’s largest student exploration conference for high school students. Chris’ research and dissertation focused on WIOA’s influence on economic mobility among disenfranchised young adults.