John Restrepo

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 (6 a.m.)

John Restrepo

Principal

Restrepo Consulting Group LLC

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 130

Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 967-3188

John Restrepo is the principal of Las Vegas-based Restrepo Consulting Group LLC, which he started in 1997. RCG is the most established economics and public policy research firm in Nevada. Restrepo has been providing consulting services in Nevada for 19 years. Prior to starting RCG, he was the director the Las Vegas office of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). Restrepo has analyzed regional economic trends in a number of markets. His clients include many prominent private and public organizations. He has also prepared detailed quarterly market surveys tracking Las Vegas’ industrial, office and retail markets since 1990. Restrepo has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Louisiana. He also holds a Master of Arts in Latin American studies and economics from Louisiana State University. He was the 2008 President of the Las Vegas chapter of NAIOP, a member of the district council of the Urban Land Institute Las Vegas and an associate member of the Las Vegas chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Restrepo is also the chairman of the advisory committee to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas department of economics. In 1999, he was appointed by Gov. Kenny Guinn to chair the task force on long-term financial analysis & planning. In 2008, he was selected by Gov. Jim Gibbons to the Nevada Economic Forum. He is also a much sought-after speaker to business and community groups, and is quoted extensively in print, television and radio on a variety of economic and business issues.