National Beer Wholesalers Association

Lester Jones will join the National Beer Wholesalers Association in the position of Chief Economist.  Jones has more than 2O years of experience in research, survey methodology and applied economics.  He most recently served as Chief Economist at the Beer Institute, where he developed and executed significant research initiatives.  In his new position Jones will track and analyze economic factors that impact the beer distribution industry and alcohol policy decisions at the federal, state and local levels.  In addition to his decade of work at the Beer Institute, Jones previously worked for Arbitron Company (Nielsen) in Columbia, Maryland, and the Regional Economic Studies Institute in Towson, Maryland.