Dejan Eskic is a senior research fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. He earned a Bachelor’s in Urban Planning and later a Master’s in Real Estate Development, both from the University of Utah.

What is the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute?

Dejan describes the institute as a public think tank or holder of information, part of the David Eccles School of Business. Informed decisions are at the core of their mission, researching economy, population, and other trends to help city makers by giving them the information needed to make the right decisions. As part of a public university, the institute is apolitical, and values presenting reliable, unbiased information.

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has a tremendous staff, including leaders with decades of experience, economists, and other world-class researchers at the University of Utah. “Our currency is reputation,” Dejan says, talking about the strong relationship that the institute has with both the city and its builders.