2020 Economics Undergraduate Career Forum

2020 Economics Undergraduate Career Forum

What's This All About?!

Thinking about what you may do after graduation? Work? Graduate School? Something else? Join the economics department for a series of career talks and office hours with 10 alumni guests. We will also host two career panels moderated by our faculty. You’ll hear from guests with diverse backgrounds; and, you will have a chance to ask questions and network with them in informal and casual settings. What do they have in common – an economics major from UVA! This program will be of interest to all students who are considering work and/or graduate school in the fields of our guests and/or students who are considering the economics major.

Who Should Attend:

  • Any student interested in learning more about our alumni visitors, the organizations they work for and/or have worked for, schools they've attended, or other experiences they have had.  Check out their LinkedIn profiles below for more details. Fields represented are: Business, E-Commerce, Economic Consulting, Energy/Sustainability, Foundations, Government, International Development, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Management Consulting, Market Research, and Technology
  • Any student considering the economics major
  • Any student pursuing an internship or full-time job in our guests' industries or job functions

Dress is casual.

 

REGISTER FOR EACH EVENT AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS:

Thursday 5pm: Keynote Talk with Matt Cooper, Principal at Boston Consulting Group
Topic: Retail Case Study

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/444086

Thursday 7:00 pm: Dinner at Junction in Belmont (Application Required)

https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/440421

Friday: 10 am: Career Panel 1 (5 Alumni Guests with Professor Maria Westerfield, Moderator)

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/444091

Friday 11:15 am: Career Panel 2 (5 Alumni Guests with Professor Leland Farmer, Moderator)

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/444088

Office Hours 10 am: Session 1 (Small group meetings with alumni guests)

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/448772

Office Hours 11:15 am: Session 2 (Small group meetings with alumni guests)

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/448767

Networking Lunch and Keynote Talk with Clay Lowery 12:30 pm: Commonwealth Room in Newcomb (Rotate to alumni tables to chat informally)
Topic: U.S. & China Trade

https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/444092

 

Guests include:

Diane Cherry (Econ ’89), Diane Cherry Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-cherry/

Matt Cooper (Econ '10), Boston Consulting Group https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-67618340/

Raj Doshi (Econ ’99), Updater https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajrdoshi/

Jeff Hall (Econ ’01), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hall-ba109b6/

Rebecca Joy Lopdrup Miller (Econ ’13), Amazon https://www.linkedin.com/in/inventing/ 

 

Clay Lowery (Econ ’90), Institute of International Finance https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-lowery-13250013/

Logan Nicholson (Econ ’03), Goldman Sachs https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-n-31604087/

Frederick Nolde (Econ ’03), Investure https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-nolde-cfa-2a0b34/

Lindsey Walsh (Econ ’06), Gartner https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-walsh-5905994/

Ian Yanusko (Econ ’17), Cornerstone Research https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-yanusko-6b240591/