Department of Economics

Alexa Bagamian

What are your plans post-graduation?
Working as a Program Cost Scheduler & Control Analyst at Raytheon Technologies.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking ECON 310-1 with 3 of the best people, we worked so well together and got each other through that class.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Marching through the arch during Wildcat Welcome!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Life is short so I really want to spend it doing things I love. Another takeaway is that online learning is not nearly as engaging as learning in an in-person classroom.

Shreya Bhattacharyya

What are your plans post-graduation?
I’ll be working as a Deals Strategy Associate at Strategy&.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking Economics of Gender and Labor Economics with Professor Hernandez.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo Day 2019!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Making time for my hobbies and interests, regardless of remote or in-person work, should always be a priority.

Samantha Borja

What are your plans post-graduation?
Joining the Boston Consulting Group as an Associate Consultant in their Los Angeles office.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Learning about how college tuition prices were changing during the pandemic in Scott Ogawa’s Economics of Education class.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo Day!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
We’re a lot more adaptable than we think.

Eliana Buckner

What are your plans post-graduation?
Research Assistant! at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
I loved helping to start Womxn in Economics, a new community of female economists; I can’t wait to see how it continues to grow!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to the Big Ten Championship game in Indy. We put up a good fight…

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
The past year has made me appreciate my friends, family, and communities so much more. Don’t be afraid to reach out to people! Whether you need help, or miss them, or just want to say hi to someone from a long time ago, just go for it. You never know what might happen!

Joey Chafetz

What are your plans post-graduation?
Working in downtown Chicago for Capital One.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Hearing Professor Walker’s accent in Econ 201 and immediately feeling smarter.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Sunny beach days when I should’ve been studying for finals.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Control what you can, do things that make you happy, and deal with the rest.

Yahan Chen

What are your plans post-graduation?
Northwestern Medill IMC master’s program.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking econometrics and working on problem sets using STATA.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Picnicking on the lakefill with friends.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Family and friends are always my greatest support.

Tianzhou Deng

What are your plans post-graduation?
Yale Asset Management Program or MIT Master of Finance Program (haven’t yet decided).

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking MMSS211-1 with Eric Schulz .

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Every moment.

Katie Daehler

What are your plans post-graduation?
Research Assistant at the University of Chicago.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Helping to start Womxn in Economics.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Being in Marching Band, especially during the 2018 Football Season.

Hannah Emmons

What are your plans post-graduation?
Associate at Boston Consulting Group in Chicago.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking Econ 311 with Prof. Witte and becoming convinced that Econ was the right major for me.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
The 2018 Big Ten Championship game!

John Endres

What are your plans post-graduation?
Starting my career in NYC!

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Dr. Witte taking off his button down mid-lecture to reveal a t-shirt with the graph showing DWL from tariffs.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Saturday morning walks through Wilmette.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Math is easier to learn online than in person.

Max Flinchum

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working as an Investment Banking Analyst in New York.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Behavioral Economics with Professor Schulz (ECON 330) was my favorite ECON class, as it discussed several concepts on how to live a better and happier life. It is an incredibly refreshing class and one that all Economics majors ought to take at some point.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Spending entire weekends in Deering and strolling through the Lakefill on a sunny day.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I am definitely not a fan of online classes. They take the joy out of learning and make it difficult to meet new people. My biggest takeaway: avoid online, virtual learning for the rest of my life.

Steven Han

What are your plans post-graduation?
To be decided

What is your favorite ECON memory?
201 with Professor Gordon

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Attending class is better than watching recorded lectures on 2x!

Ginny Ip

What are your plans post-graduation?
Analyst for Charles Rivers Associate’s Energy Practice.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Working as Professor Reguant’s research assistant and pretending to be a PhD student on the Kellogg 4th floor lounge.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Every moment.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
To never take anything for granted, to relish in the present moment, and to not fall into the entitlement trap of feeling like a victim. We are not.

Kimberly Jimenez

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be getting my Master’s of Public Health at Feinberg through Northwestern’s Accelerated Public Health Program.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Getting to work as an undergrad TA for Professor Hernandez’s 202 class, which I had been a student in during my freshman year!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Late night trips to Lisa’s for a study/motivation snack!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I can do anything that I put my mind to 🙂

Abdulmalik Kareem

What are your plans post-graduation?
Medical school.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Football games.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Adaptation is a skill.

Justin Karlin

What are your plans post-graduation?
I am moving to Washington, DC to attend law school at George Washington University.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
I presented at the Federal Reserve as part of the College Fed Challenge.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
I really enjoyed the times spent on the Lakefill with friends.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I have a greater appreciation for one’s mindset. I readjusted goals and put a greater emphasis on family, exercise and time outdoors.

Greta Koepke

What are your plans post-graduation?
In September I will be starting as an Options Trading Associate at PEAK6 Investments in Chicago, IL.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
My favorite Economics memory is taking ECON 311 with Prof. Witte and reading Blinder’s After the Music Stopped.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to the 2018 Big 10 Championship game and watching the Wildcats hang with the Buckeyes (much to everyone’s surprise). That experience with my friends, and the pride that was felt across the university is something I’ll never forget!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
We are so much more adaptable than we ever imagined. We have collectively and individually overcome so many unforeseen challenges. Our resilience is inspiring, and I hope that our adaptability and perseverance continues beyond this year.

Patryk Kot

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at Hulu in their New York office as an Associate Account Manager.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
My friend Margot and I spent a few days studying for our econometrics midterm and bonded like no other. Have been besties since then.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
At the beginning of quarantine last year, a few friends and I woke up in the early morning to head up to lighthouse beach for the sunrise. It was frigid but unforgettable.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Living in the present is the most important thing. If anything, this year has demonstrated that anything can come along and upend all of your plans, so take it day by day and be open to any and all possibilities.

Victoria Lee

What are your plans post-graduation?
Hopefully getting one step closer to becoming a person who leads a meaningful life – chasing adventure, genuinely caring about the people around me, staying accountable and having the imagination and bravery to impact society for the better.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
All of ECON 281 with Abriel and Jana 🙂

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Getting to know Adrian alongside my hometown friends and one of my favorite bands, Young the Giant, during Dillo Day 2018. My second favorite (sorry, I know it wasn’t asked but I wanted to acknowledge this person’s impact on my life) is meeting Prof. Schwandt (in the SESP dept.), who has been a true mentor to me and who gave me the chance to be his RA (it was so exciting to see my name on the bottom of the first page of his paper).

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I used to wonder how Emily Dickinson could love a world she never really saw. Now I understand how she could love people and everything they have to offer, despite being a recluse. In this last year, the lack of chances to be around people allowed me to understand and appreciate how important, inspiring and wonderful it is to have a world filled with people. While I am excited to graduate, I do wish I could have one last chance at learning alongside people in a classroom.

Sara Liu

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at Morgan Stanley in Chicago.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
When all the fundamentals from the core classes finally clicked for me in the applications of the 300’s electives.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Every single moment on campus.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Never take anything for granted–the simplest things from being able to travel to see your family to hanging out with friends seemed like such a given previously and the pandemic has definitely made me appreciate those little things much more.

Grace Leupold

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working for ICONIQ Capital, an investment management firm in San Francisco.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Meeting some of my best friends in Robert Gordon’s Econ 201 class.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Watching Northwestern football games with my friends and family.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I am grateful for how supportive my professors have been. They understood the difficulties of Zoom and tried to make the online class experience as normal as possible for us.

Eric Moerschel

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at 50 South Capital as a Private Equity Analyst.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Attending office hours with my TA’s in the Kellogg Global Hub.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Wildcat Welcome

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
I value in-person experiences more than virtual experiences.

Haadi Moochhala

What are your plans post-graduation?
Deals Strategy Consulting at Strategy&.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking behavioral with Prof. Schulz. Great Professor and super interesting class.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Overall positive. Found some new hobbies and played a lot of golf.

Deirdre Pethokoukis

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working as a data analyst for Ankura Consulting in Chicago.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Late nights working on Econ 310-2 problem sets with friends!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Road-tripping to Indy to watch Northwestern play in the Big 10 Championship! And hammocking on the Lakefill!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
When you have great family and friends by your side, you can still make amazing memories during the hardest of times!

Anna Petrášková

What are your plans post-graduation?
Working in an anti-corruption organization back home in the Czech Republic. But plans may change.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Taking 310-1 and discovering I enjoy it.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Receiving a wonderful surprise from my friends for my birthday. And having my friends coming to see me at the one dance show for which I made it through the auditions.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
That while the pandemic does not discriminate, we are not in the same boat – just in the same storm. And that is why a return to normal seems within reach to some, but not all.

Dale Pyoun

What are your plans post-graduation?
Investment Banking for Deutsche Bank.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Late night study sessions for Econ 201.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Mayfest Productions and being able to put on Dillo Day!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Taking classes in person promotes a more conducive environment for learning. With that said, technology platforms seem like they will be much more integrated in the years to come.

Radhika Rahlan

What are your plans post-graduation?
I’m going to work in the fashion industry, starting in an Executive Development Program and then becoming an Assistant Buyer!

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Some of my favorite econ memories are actually the nights before an exam or big problem set is due when me and my friends used to gather in the library with a whiteboard, half trying to figure out Lagrangians and half just eating snacks and talking.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Late nights on the Lakefill! Can’t say there’s one night in particularly, but a lot of my favorite moments have just been going on walks at night and sitting on the Lakefill and talking about life for hours on end.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Learning (whether online or virtual) is hard! Give yourself time and space to take a break and cut yourself some slack if you aren’t able to be as productive as you think you should be. It truly will all work out in the end.

Valentina Rodriguez

What are your plans post-graduation?
I will be working at Fitch Ratings as an Associate Analyst in the New York office.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Creating study groups with my econ friends to study for exams!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Dillo day 2018 and 2019!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Everything works out with time.

Huangda Shang

What are your plans post-graduation?
Working as a Business Analyst at Capital One.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Running experiments in Econ 329!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
The ice rink in front of Norris – distant memory though.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
There is always light at the end of whatever tunnel it is!

Huangda Shang

What are your plans post-graduation?
Strategy Analyst at Accenture

What is your favorite ECON memory?
When Professor Schulz had our entire Econ 310-1 class sing “Sixteen Tons” during his lecture

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Lakefill

Mary Tucker

What are your plans post-graduation?
I’ll be working at Bain and Company as an Associate Consultant in the Atlanta office.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Late night study sessions with my friends in core.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to Indy for the Big 10 Championship in 2018!

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Take time to myself to just relax and enjoy the company of friends!

Robby Winter

What are your plans post-graduation?
I’ll be moving to downtown Chicago and working as an analyst at Epsilon Economics.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Presenting my team’s Impact Audit to our nonprofit client in Prof. Karlan’s Econ of Nonprofits class!

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Hanging out in the Tour Guide Office.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Don’t take anything for granted & never be afraid to splurge on a pint of ice cream.

Yuancong Xie

What are your plans post-graduation?
Sales and Trading in NYC.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Econ 310-1 with Hornstein and Braeutigam, and Econ 310-2 with Ogawa. Those were fun classes, and I kind of miss being in a big classroom with everyone, even though I wasn’t always a Tech person.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Late night snacks at Fran’s. Shakes, Chicken & Waffles, Quesadillas, Macs… warm food for a frazzled soul. Also Willard best Residential College forever.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Having the flexibility of doing things remote is nice, but having to always do remote is not :/

John Zeeman

What are your plans post-graduation?
Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Study abroad at the London School of Economics.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
2018 B1G Championship Football Game.

Rachel Zhou

What are your plans post-graduation?
Business Analyst at The Cambridge Group in Chicago.

What is your favorite ECON memory?
Having all the pieces of micro, macro, and assorted applications of economics come together into a cohesive framework for how to approach problems over the course of the major.

What is your favorite Northwestern memory?
Going to Kung Fu Tea after dance practices with BLAST.

Looking back, what have been your takeaways from your experiences this past year?
Prioritize understanding and managing your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing – these are all factors that strongly influence your long-term success 🙂