Our Firm

Jeff Carr is the President of EPR and as such is responsible for overseeing activities of the company as a whole.  He is also involved in the management of the EB-5 Program and public policy practices of the firm.

Jeff Carr has more than 34 years of experience as an economist/analyst, with particular expertise in economic impact studies, project business plans, and regional center operations business plans for submission to the EB-5 Program, macroeconomics, economic forecasting, economic impact analysis, strategic economic development policy, housing supply and demand studies, and fiscal policy analysis for federal, state, and local government.  He has served as the State Economist and Principal Revenues Analyst for the Vermont Agency of Administration for over 23 years, including the last five gubernatorial administrations.  Jeff has served as a consulting economist to the Vermont Department of Economic Development in various capacities for more than 15 years.

Prior to his full-time tenure at EPR, Jeff served as Legislative Director and Economist for a member of the United States House of Representatives.  He served in the Executive Brach of Vermont state government as an economist/policy analyst, as Research Director for a United States Senate campaign, and as Director of Research for a national education organization specializing in federal fiscal policy analysis.  He has been the Vermont State Economic Forecast Manager for the New England Economic Partnership (“NEEP”) for the past 22 years, and has served on the NEEP Board of Directors for the past 5 years.  Jeff taught economics in the Graduate School at St. Michael’s College in Winooski, VT.  He has been the keynote speaker at numerous conferences and has written extensively on the EB-5 Program, economic forecasting, economic development, and fiscal policy.  Jeff holds an M.S. in Agricultural Economics and a B.S. in Animal Sciences from the University of Vermont.  He served on the Town of Essex Selectboard for more than 10 years, where he was the Vice Chair or Chair of the Selectboard for a total of 4 years.

Larry Copp is the founding President of EPR.  He is responsible for overseeing the forensic economics practice of the firm.

Larry is an economist with 35 years of experience in policy analysis, microeconomic issues, forensic economics, public utilities, state government policy, and business valuation.  He served as President of the Vermont Power Exchange for 12 years and as Director of Planning in the Vermont Department of Public Service.  Larry produced Vermont’s first 20-Year Electric Energy Plan.  He served for three years as the Governor’s Policy Advisor and for one year as the State Economist.  Larry has extensive experience as an expert witness regarding economic damages in state and federal courts and before quasi-judicial panels.

Larry holds an M.S. in Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire and a B.S. in Business Administration and Industrial Management from the University of Vermont.  He is active in his community of Richmond, VT, owns a 200-acre farm, and is a commercial pilot with ratings in fixed wing and rotorcraft categories.

Matthew Cooper joined EPR in November of 2011.  His responsibilities include serving as the primary forecast analyst for the Vermont State Tax Revenue project, performing and reporting economic impact analyses for public policy matters, and consulting with clients and performing regional impact modeling for the EB-5 Program, in addition to drafting the economic impact studies.  His work in public policy includes financial and impact analyses of Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) districts and performing cost-benefit analyses for public incentive programs, as well as the recurring responsibilities involved in providing monthly tax revenue analysis.

Matthew holds an M.A. in Economics, a B.S. in Economics, and a B.S. in Business Administration – Marketing, all of which were completed at Kansas State University.  His primary research focus was the public policy issues surrounding broadband internet regulation.

Nathan Masse joined EPR in May of 2013 as an intern.  After graduating from Assumption College in May of 2014 with a B.A. in Economics and minors in Mathematics and Classical Language, he joined as an Economic Research Assistant.

Nathan assists in the creation of project business plans, economic impact studies, and regional center operations business plans for submission to the USCIS’ EB-5 Program along with research and document preparation for other public and private sector projects. 

Nathan also assists in forensic economic research, including research and analysis pertaining to lost earnings/benefits, lost household services, and future rehabilitation expenses in matters of personal injury, wrongful death, and wrongful termination.