Tessa Newell is a research operations specialist with Vistage Worldwide, based in San Diego, California. She assists the Chief Research Officer and the VP of Research in producing the Vistage CEO Confidence Index Survey, which has become a proven predictor of GDP two quarters in advance, and the Vistage/WSJ Small Business CEO Survey. Tessa is a recent graduate of San Diego State University, where she received a Master’s in Global Business Development. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and traveling, preferably at the same time.