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Sami Akkawi
What are your plans post-graduation?
I plan to spend six months working with a non-profit before beginning my career with the deals team at Strategy&.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite economics memory was taking Econ 310-2 with a large group of my friends. Each class one of us would buy bagels for the rest of the group and we’d eat them while listening to the lecture which was pretty engaging, especially the game theory sections.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Favorite NU memory was going to the A&O Lil Uzi concert.
Saeed Aldhaheri
What are your plans post-graduation?
MIT Master of Finance (MFin) program
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Running my own regressions and implementing what I learned throughout my years at Northwestern in my Economics Thesis.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Wildcat Welcome.
Elna Alvear
What are your plans post-graduation?
Moving to Miami and start working at PIMCO
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Working at PIMCO
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Music events & Lakefill
Irune Andres
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working as an Investment Banking analyst downtown Chicago
What is your favorite ECON memory?
I loved meeting and hearing from successful professionals through the Econ department’s Lunch & Learn’s
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Traveling across the country as a part of the Northwestern Varsity Swim Team
Tanayra Banks
What are your plans post-graduation?
Financial Analyst at Google
What is your favorite ECON memory?
One aspect of being an Econ major that I loved so much was having office hours in Kellogg Global Hub. It was always so relaxing to look through the huge windows onto the lake.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite Northwestern memory is Homecoming 2019. This Homecoming was particularly special for me because my parents joined me and had fun all day.
Dominic Bayer
What are your plans post-graduation?
Will be attending Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking Prof. Hornsten’s ECON 350: Monopoly, Competition, and Public Policy! The course really sparked my interest in practicing Anti-trust Law
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Studying in Deering while sipping on Dunkin’ coffee
Hugo Belisario
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be a Baseball Operations Intern for the Toronto Blue Jays focusing on player development and analytics for their Dominican Republic Summer League affiliate. I also plan to continue designing for my streetwear brand, Decatur Pure, based in Chicago/Miami.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
The conversations after lecture and office hour chats with Professors and TAs about not just economics but also culture, sports, politics, and life in general. These were great because I am always curious of what drives people besides their main profession.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite Northwestern memory is spending Spring Break 2017 with the Club Baseball team for our Spring Training trip in Tampa, Florida. Playing the game in warm weather and exploring the city with my teammates was unforgettable.
Sagar Biswas
What are your plans post-graduation?
I’ll be working at Capgemini in Atlanta.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Late nights working on econometrics homework in the library.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to the ice rink everyday with my friends Winter Quarter 2018.
Jack Brugger
What are your plans post-graduation?
Working in finance starting in July
What is your favorite ECON memory?
That feeling when it starts to make sense
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Impossible to name just one
Marissa Bullis
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be joining Houlihan Lokey as a Financial Analyst in their financial restructuring practice!
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Turning in my last problem set!
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite Northwestern memory is Wildcat Welcome!
Andy Cai
What are your plans post-graduation?
Post-graduation I will be working as a Supply Chain Analyst at GAINSystems in Chicago
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite Econ memory is every day in Professor Schulz’s Behavioral Economics class
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite Northwestern memory is running out in the pouring rain to the main Dillo Day stage to hear Young The Giant play My Body
Leo Carillon
What are your plans post-graduation?
Junior Trader at Belvedere Trading
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Professor Rognlie having to constantly update his Money and Banking course as the Fed implemented new tools during its response to the Covid-19 outbreak
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
The Big Ten Championship football game
Yash Dhuri
What are your plans post-graduation?
Joining Bates White, an Economic Consulting form in DC.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite ECON memory was taking Development in Africa with Professor Udry. It was really cool to see STATA, econometrics, and Econ in general being used to help people in such a clear and meaningful way.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Wildcat Welcome brought me some of my closest friends to this day, and helping out in WW as a PA and as a Board member after brought me even more friendships, its definitely been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done at NU.
David Eng
What are your plans post-graduation?
Work as a Project Manager for Epic, a Healthcare Software Company.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Spending late nights in the library working on problem sets and STATA files, learning about the economics of healthcare and education, and of course making some amazing friends, especially Daniel Kong and Amy Luo, have been some of my favorite memories.
Alisha Erözer
What are your plans post-graduation?
winging it
What is your favorite ECON memory?
mastering STATA 😉
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
figuring out the meaning of life (but then forgetting to write it down)
Roberto Fernandes Maccagnan
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will work in Investment Banking in NYC and plan to work in finance for the the next 5-10 years.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My first ECON 201 class with Robert J. Gordon
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Playing soccer in the fields right by Kellogg Global Hub
Lily Gandhi
What are your plans post-graduation?
Healthcare Banking at Capital One
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Robert Gordon’s Macroecon class and how he talks about how he is on the board of the fed!
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Hammocking by the lake!
Rachael Goldberg
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite economics memory occurred in Professor Chabot’s class about economic history. We were assigned empirical homework that illustrated how bank panics and deflation during the Great Depression affected the level of economic activity. We were given data that led us to reach the same conclusions as Nobel Prize winning economists and demonstrate why a lack of liquid collateral made the Great Depression so much worse.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite Northwestern memory was the Northwestern vs. Michigan basketball game in 2017. Having grown up in Ann Arbor, this game marked the first time I was cheering for a team other than the Wolverines. It was surreal watching Nathan Taphorn heave a pass across the court and watching Dererk Pardon make the basket. It was equally surreal storming the court with my friends after the game!
Josh Golding
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at Capital One in their Commercial Banking Rotational Program, focusing on primarily leveraged finance underwriting.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
In my sophomore year Econ 310-1 class, Prof. Shultz had the entire lecture sing “Sixteen Tons” out loud towards the end of the quarter. It was a creative and fun way to discuss applications of the subject matter in popular culture, while letting your guard down in class. This example is reflective of Prof. Shultz’s teaching style, one that was unique, enjoyable, and memorable in my college career.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Though it isn’t academics related, I will never forget attending the 2017 Northwestern Mens Basketball game against Michigan, where Derek Pardon tipped in the game winner at the buzzer, and the entire student section stormed the court to celebrate an inevitable berth to our first NCAA tournament.
Carolina Gonzalez
What are your plans post-graduation?
Reporter at Bloomberg
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Betting on the weekly football games during fall quarter in Eric Shulz’s class
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Hanging out with friends on the lakefill on sunny days during spring quarter
Varun Gupta
What are your plans post-graduation?
Strategy Analyst at Accenture
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Schulz behavioral economics class utilized several tools to get a glimpse into how to live a better life. An amazing class that all seniors should take.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Picnicking on the Lakefill spring quarter with friends.
Chibuzo Ikonte
What are your plans post-graduation?
Work at BMO Harris Bank Chicago
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Learning how to quantify different parenting strategies in Family Economics with Professor Matthias Doepke
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to Indiana to watch the football team play in the Big 10 championship.
Nathan Ji
What are your plans post-graduation?
Army boot camp
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Grabbing free Hershey’s kisses at Kellogg
Dania Heather Kahn
What are your plans post-graduation?
Medical school
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Reading Alan Blinder’s book, “After the Music Stopped” in Professor Witte’s 311 class has been my favorite Econ memory because it led me to realize how much I enjoy learning about monetary and fiscal policy.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
From late-night study sessions in the Deering library to insightful office hours at the KGH to revitalizing coffee chats at Colectivo to lively networking dinners in downtown Chicago, all of the moments spent with loyal friends, caring faculty, kind community leaders, and generous alumni have been my favorite memories at Northwestern.
Prachi Kalra
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at Bain & Company as an Associate Consultant at the Chicago office
Minho Kim
Daniel Kong
What are your plans post-graduation?
I’ll be working in Boston as a consultant
What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite ECON memory is probably all the long nights hanging out with my ECON buddies after completing a problem set
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Storming the court of the old Welsh-Ryan Arena after the 2017 buzzer beater against Michigan
Sarah Koubek
What are your plans post-graduation?
I’m moving to DC to work for Capital One.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking Behavioral Economics.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Watching Northwestern play in the Big Ten Championship!
Zachary Kurzenberger
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as their financial analyst, starting at the end of June.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
I had a lot of fun playing and creating different econ games in Experimental Economics! I took four courses with Professor Ogawa, and always enjoyed his lectures and friendly, positive attitude.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Singing with my student-run early music ensemble, The Renaissance Singers!
Adrian Lafont-Mueller
What are your plans post-graduation?
Associate Economist/Research Assistant at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Participating in research at the Global Poverty Research Lab
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Spring days spent at the Lakefill with friends
Marco Laudati
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working in Chicago doing Investment Banking
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Attending Mokyr’s incredible Western Economic History lectures attempting to answer his trivia-esque questions.
Raquel Ledezma
What are your plans post-graduation?
Studying for the GMAT whilst finding an industry I want to specialize in.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking Economics of the Family and feeling like I can apply this to my future personal choices.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Walking through the arch for the first time as a freshman and thinking, “How did I get so lucky?”
Nathan Legault
What are your plans post-graduation?
Master of Science at University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
XC and track meets with the track club
Zachary Levy
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working as an associate at L.E.K. Consulting.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
When Robert Doar, the president of AEI, came to chat with my Economics of Social Policy class.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Traveling to Indianapolis for the Big 10 Championship. Go Cats!
Jason Liu
What are your plans post-graduation?
Work at Bates White Economic Consulting
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Watching Professors Hornsten and Braeutigam dress up as referees for exams
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
My favorite memory is setting up a hammock on the lakefill in the summer and stargazing
Akhil Madan
What are your plans post-graduation?
Investment Banking
Vincent Park
What are your plans post-graduation?
Working as an internal consultant at Discover Financial Services
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Making new friends while asking around for help on problem sets in Main library
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Trying out new restaurants in Evanston and Chicago with friends
Claire Petersen
What are your plans post-graduation?
Studying energy economics
What is your favorite ECON memory?
The bromance between Witte and Schulz
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
2018 football season
Adarsh Prashara
What are your plans post-graduation?
Undecided
What is your favorite ECON memory?
311 in the summer with Professor Witte
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Every moment
Bharat Rao
What are your plans post-graduation?
Consulting @ McKinsey & Company
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Learning about budget lines while Hornstein wears a referee outfit.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
All-Star. Period.
Somil Sanghvi
What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be starting work in consulting as a Strategy Analyst at Accenture
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Winter quarter junior year, I took a class with Professor Udry called “Economic Development in Africa.” This course had us complete a series of mini-data projects over the quarter where we analyzed, and then presented takeaways on, economic information from various countries in Africa. During one of my presentations, there was a moment when I realized, for the first time, how my Economics major has enabled me to be able to provide insights that can result in tangible improvements to the world around me. I think that the big-picture application of economic theories to real life can often be difficult to understand, but this class really opened my eyes to the power of economics and its ability to make a difference- a feeling that was incredibly empowering.
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to the Big 10 Championship game in 2018!
Kedar Satyanand
What are your plans post-graduation?
Research Associate covering Global Public Markets at DiMeo Schneider & Associates
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Chatting bikes with Prof. Hornsten
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo Day, 2019
Sophia Su
Alvin Tan
What are your plans post-graduation?
pursuing a Computer Engineering PhD at UC Berkeley
What is your favorite ECON memory?
When Prof. Witte handed out a bunch of bang snaps to everyone in environmental economics
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
sprinting across the lakefill with some friends after pulling an all-nighter and watching the sunrise
Patricia Tang
What are your plans post-graduation?
Consulting at Strategy&
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
seeing all my friends at Dillo!
Jason Weber
What are your plans post-graduation?
Strategy Consulting
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Learning about the relationship between height and GDP with Benjamin Chabot
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Junior year abroad in Paris
Audrey Wu
What are your plans post-graduation?
Consulting
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo Day!
Gary Xia
What are your plans post-graduation?
I am moving to New York and will be joining TD Securities as an Investment Banking Analyst.
What is your favorite ECON memory?
Listening to Professor Hornsten talk about why the early bird may get the worm, but sometimes the second mouse gets the cheese. 🙂
What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Being holed up in Tech during finals week, commiserating with friends over bubble tea and practice problems. Then, getting the brilliant idea to start a spontaneous karaoke session using the projector in Lecture Room 3, YouTube, and a prodigious amount of singing talent. A great night where U[X] = over 1000 was then topped off at Fran’s with the greatest shakes anyone could ask for.