Econ Alumni
Dartmouth alumni who have studied Economics have gone on to a wide variety of careers. Here you'll find a sample of the many paths taken beyond Dartmouth.
Selected Bios of Econ Alumni
Follow this link to bios of econ alumni. Please consider sharing your story as an alum of the Department. Contact James Graham.
Students who have gone on for PhDs in Economics and Related Fields
Amy Yang '17
Economics
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton and Harvard Kennedy School
Working towards PhD
Peter Choi '19
Economics
University of Michigan
Working towards PhD
Alex Magnuson '19
Business Economics
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Akhila Kovvuri '18
Economics
Stanford University
Working towards PhD
Natalia Drozdoff '17
Economics
Yale University
Working towards PhD
Sarah Gertler '17
Economics
MIT
Working towards PhD
Erin Huffer '17
Education and Economics
Columbia University, Teachers College
Working towards PhD
Myles Wagner '17
Economics
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Ran Zhuo '17
Business Economics
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Charlie Rafkin '16
Economics
MIT
Working towards PhD
Aaron Goodman '15
Economics
MIT
Working towards PhD
Catherine Ledna '15
Energy and Resources Group
UC Berkeley
Working towards PhD
Manav Raj '15
Management and Organizations
NYU Stern
Working towards PhD
Mahnum Shahzad '15
Public Health
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Griffin Adams '14
Machine Learning
Columbia University
Working towards PhD
Anirudh Jayanti '14
Economics
University of Michigan
Economist, Bates White
Ayushi Narayan '14
Economics
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Samuel Stern '14
Economics
University of Michigan
Working towards PhD
Ashley Wong '14
Economics
Northwestern University
Working towards PhD
Cirrus Foroughi '13
Strategy
Harvard Business School
Head of Analytics, Northwell Health
Shotaro Nakamura '13
Economics
UC Davis
Working towards PhD
Priya Shanmugam '13
Economics
Harvard University
Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Seo Yeon (Jamie) Song '13
Business
INSEAD
Working towards PhD
Carlo Pizzinelli '12
Economics
University of Oxford, Keble College
Economist, IMF
Tomáš Jagelka '11
Economics
École Polytechnique, CREST
Postdoc, University of Bonn
Jacob Robbins '11
Economics
Brown University
Working towards PhD
Catherine (Armstrong) Asher '10
Education
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Tilman Dette '10
Economics
Harvard University
Tilcor (startup)
Deirdre Sutula '10
Agricultural & Resource Economics
UC Berkeley
Working towards PhD
John Young '10
Political Science
Stanford University
Lecturer, Stanford University
Kirsten Clinton '09
Economics
Harvard University
Working towards PhD
Sarah Johnston '09
Economics
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Ella Kim '09
Urban Planning
MIT
Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank
Alan Kwan '09
Finance
Cornell University
Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong
Matthew Miller '09
Economics
UCLA
Senior Economist, Audible
Boris Vabson '09
Economics
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Qinggong Wu '09
Economics
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Desmond Ang '08
Economics
UC San Diego
Assistant Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
Management and Organizations
NYU Stern
Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Cullen Roberts '08
Economics
University of Chicago
Research Staff, Institute for Defense Analyses
Maheshwor Shrestha '08
Economics
MIT
Economist, World Bank
Emily Weisburst '08
Economics
UT Austin
Assistant Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Owen Zidar '08
Economics
UC Berkeley
Professor, Princeton
Erin Smith '07
Finance
NYU Stern
Financial Economist, SEC
Jason Beeler '06
Economics
Harvard University
Matthew Chao '06
Economics
Caltech
Associate Professor at Williams College
Dana Charles McCoy '06
Psychology and Social Intervention
NYU
Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Janna Johnson '06
Public Policy
University of Chicago, Harris
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Humphrey School
Oyebola Okunogbe '06
Public Policy
Harvard University
Economist, World Bank Development Research Group
Seth Zimmerman '06
Economics
Yale University
Associate Professor, Yale School of Management
Sarena Goodman '05
Economics
Columbia University
Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Ariel Stern '05
Public Policy
Harvard University
Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
Eva Vivalt '05
Economics
UC Berkeley
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Saad Quayyum '05
Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
International Monetary Fund - African Department
Jeffrey Arnold '04
Political Science
University of Rochester
Senior Data Scientist, Instacart
John Bellows '04
Economics
UC Berkeley
Portfolio Manager, Western Assett
Nicolas Duquette '04
Economics
University of Michigan
Associate Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy
Savina Rizova '04
Finance
University of Chicago
Head of Research, Dimensional Fund
Helena Aten '03
Economics
Georgetown University
Senior Manager of Transfer Pricing, EY
Andreea Gorbatai '03
Organizational Behavior
Harvard University
Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School
Devon Haskell Gorry '03
Economics
University of Chicago
Assistant Professor, Clemson University
Jeremy Skog '03
Applied Economics
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Economist, Fannie Mae
Luminita Stevens '03
Economics
Columbia University
Associate Professor, University of Maryland
Heidi Williams '03
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, Stanford University
Kenneth Gillingham '02
Management Science & Engineering and Economics
Stanford University
Associate Professor, Yale School of the Environment
Dara Lee '02
Economics
Boston University
Senior Economist, Amazon
Christina Weiland '02
Quantitative Policy Analysis (edD)
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Education
John Welborn '02
Economics
George Mason University
Lecturer at Dartmouth
Carrie Colla '01
Health Policy & Economics
UC Berkeley
Professor, The Dartmouth Institute
Jeffrey Saret '01
UC Berkeley
Senior Vice President, D.E. Shaw Group
William Congdon '00
Economics
Princeton University
Principal Research Associate, the Urban Institute
Zoe Mclaren '00
Public Policy and Economics
University of Michigan
Associate Professor, UMBC
Adam Looney '99
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, University of Utah Eccles School of Business
David Rapson '99
Economics
Boston University
Associate Professor, UC Davis
Anil Doshi '98
Business Administration
Harvard University
Assistant Professor, UCL
Lindsay Page '98
Quantitative Policy Analysis (EdD)
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Charles Wheelan '98
Public Policy
University of Chicago
Senior Lecturer, Dartmouth College
Alison Fragale '97
Organizational Behavior
Stanford University
Professor, UNC Kenan Flagler Business School
Clarissa Yeap '97
University of Chicago
Senior Economist, Economists Incorporated
Randall Akee '94
Political Economy
Harvard University
Associate Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy
William Sandholm '92
Business Administration
Northwestern University
Was Richard E. Stockwell Distinguished Chair in Economics, University of Wisconsin
Leo Kropywiansky '90
Economics
MIT
Managing Macro Analyst, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Ted O'Donoghue '90
Economics
UC Berkeley
Zubrow Professor, Cornell University
Bruce Sacerdote '90
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, Dartmouth College
Monica Higgins '86
Economics
University of Wisconsin Madison
Professor, Cornell University
William Rodgers '86
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, Rutgers
Chris Herbert '83
Public Policy
Harvard University
Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies (Harvard)
James Booker '80
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Colorado State University
Professor, Siena College
Frank Hatheway '79
Economics
Princeton University
Head Economist, NASDAQ
Wayne Gray '77
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, Clark University
Kathleen Segurson '77
Economics
Cornell University
Distinguished Professor, UConn
David Dollar '75
Economics
New York University
Senior Fellow, Brookings
David Kreps '72
Operations Research
Stanford University
Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
David Stapleton '72
University of Wisconsin Madison
Principal Member, Treehouse Economics
Dennis Warner '72
Economics
Princeton University
Owner, Piasa
Randall Pozdena '69
Economics
UC Berkeley
Senior Economist, ECONorthwest
Lee Friedman '68
Economics
Yale University
Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
Michael Darby '67
Economics
University of Chicago
Warren C. Cordner Distinguished Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Gary Jefferson '66
Economics
Yale University
Carl Marks Professor of International Trade and Finance, Brandeis
Stephen Zeller '66
Economics
Boston University
Consultant, Zeller Associates
Richard Freeman '64
Economics
Harvard University
Professor, Harvard University
William Hamm '64
Economics
University of Michigan
San Francisco Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group
Harvey Galper '59
Economics
Yale University
Visiting Fellow, Urban Institute
Richard Du Boff '55
Economic History
University of Pennsylvania
Samuel and Etta Wexler Professor Emeritus, Bryn Mawr
David Halloran '53
Economics
University of Central Florida
Chairman, Icon Associates
David Horlacher '53
Economics
University of Pennsylvania
Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury