Beacon Economics

Samuel Maury-Holmes Practice Lead; Economic, Fiscal, and Social Impact Analysis

Samuel Maury-Holmes leads the Economic, Fiscal, and Social Impact practice area at Beacon Economics. He was formerly a Senior Research Associate in the Regional and Sub-Regional practice area and supported the firm’s Sustainable Growth and Development work. An expert in a wide variety of data analysis software, including quantitative coding platforms and map-driven spatial analysis tools such as ArcGIS, Mr. Maury-Holmes has played a leading role in many of the firm’s major projects and events.

Working across both the public and private sector, his recent projects have included identifying and analyzing the economic, fiscal, and social impacts of Chapman University in Orange County, of a major new facility proposed at the Port of Los Angeles, and of high profile entertainment festivals including the California Roots Music and Art Festival and the Life is Beautiful Music and Art Festival.

Mr. Maury-Holmes’ other major projects have included analyzing the demographic characteristics, employment preferences, and regional earnings of drivers working for app-based platforms in California; analyzed the City of Industry’s manufacturing sector, crafting strategies for its growth and development; leveraged a massive assortment of regional spending and demographic data to develop estimates of annual general welfare expenditures by major tribes in California; and analyzed union membership figures within Hollywood’s entertainment industry to identify subsector trends in the broader entertainment industry of Los Angeles.

Prior to joining Beacon Economics, Mr. Maury-Holmes worked across a diverse range of industries. As an independent movie producer with production company Funegirl Films, he oversaw the production of four independent films, including managing all aspects of the budget, payroll, and team acquisitions. Prior to his time as a producer, he worked at Occidental College as a Conferences Assistant, where he helped organize the logistics for events and summer camps ranging from 10 to 600 people. An entrepreneur, Mr. Maury-Holmes also co-founded ed-tech startup Thicket and founded a social media engagement organization that peaked at over 10,000,000 weekly engagements.

Mr. Maury-Holmes holds a B.A. in Economics from Occidental College with an emphasis in Econometrics.

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110 South Fairfax Avenue, Suite 380 Los Angeles, California 90036

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