1 Ph.D. Programs Graduate Program in Economic Development University and Job Placement 2005-2017 Updated: October 2017 Economics American University 2 Bahia Blanca (Argentina) 1 Boston University 1 Claremont Graduate School 2 George Mason University 2 George Washington University 2 Georgetown University 1 Georgia State University 1 Ghent University (Belgium) 1 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1 Indiana University 2 Johns Hopkins 1 Mcgill University 1 North Carolina State University 1 Northern Illinois University 1 Ohio State University 1 Purdue 2 RAND Graduate School 1 Rutgers University 1 Southern Illinois University 1 Southern Methodist University (SMU) 1 Texas A & M University 1 Tolouse School of Economics 2 University of British Columbia (Canada) 1 University of California-Davis 1 University of Georgia 1 University of Maryland 2 University of Minnesota 1 University of Oklahoma 1 University of Washington 1 University of Western Ontario (Canada) 2 Vanderbilt 4 York University (Canada) 1 Accounting University of California-Irvine 1 University of Hawaii 1
2 Education University of Kansas 1 Finance University of Tennessee 1 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1 Marketing University of Texas-Dallas 1 Tilburg University 1 Urban Management and Policy 1 Milano The New School (New York) Law School Vanderbilt Law School 1 Other Graduate Programs Brown University (M.A. Public Administration) 1 Columbia University (M.A. Statistics/Math) 2 Johns Hopkins (M.A. Government) 1 Vanderbilt (MBA) 1 Job Placement by Category 2005-October 2016 International Organizations InterAmerican Development Bank (Washington, D.C.) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Kazakhstan part of the World Bank International Monetary Fund (IMF) United Nations (Niger) United Nations Commission for Africa (Ethiopia) USAID/Washington, D.C./Thailand World Bank, Sustainable Development Department Non-Profit Organizations Africa Leadership Foundation (New York) (Operations and External Relations Manager) Ascension Health (Supply Chain Analyst) Center for Refugees and Immigrants Tennessee (Director) Empower Alabama (Non-Profit Organization) Institute of Global Health (Vanderbilt University/Mozambique)
3 Social Impact (Business Development Associate) Government Ministries/Offices U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 Alumni) Catawba County Economic Development Corporation, North Carolina (Existing Industry Coordinator) City of Watauga, TX (Economic Development Coordinator) Department of Agriculture Innovations for Poverty Action (JPAL) Lower Colorado River Authority (LCIA) (Settlement Analyst) State of Tennessee Finance Department, Office of Management (Analyst) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information Section Foreign Bureau for Microeconomic Analysis and Development, Government of Slovenia Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (Chief of Staff, Cultural Affairs) Essence Securities *Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) (Deputy Senior Manager, Planning Division) *Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) (Manager) German-Kosovo Economic Association Government of Somalia (Prime Minister 2011-2012) (1988 graduate) *Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) (Risk Surveillance Team, Financial Markets) *Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) (Senior Manager, Office of Public Relations System, Resolution Planning and Asset Management) *Korea Power Exchange (Deputy Manager, Power Planning Department) Maeil Business Newspaper (Korea) (Economic Daily Reporter) *Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (Deputy Director)* *Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry *Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (Economics and Int l Division)* *Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka *Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea (gov t official) *Turkish Competition Authority (4 Alumni) *Ministry of Trade, Industry and energy (South Korea) (Deputy Director) *Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (Senior Manager) *Canadian Embassy (Kabul, Afghanistan) (Trade Commissioner)
4 Central Banks/Government Banks Bank of Kazakhstan (Head, Risk Management and Development) Bank of Kazakhstan (Analyst) *Central Bank of The Gambia (2 Alumni) *Central Bank of The Philippines *Central Bank of Turkey (Chief, Accounting Department) *Export-Import Bank of Korea Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City (Research Associate) Education German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Tennessee Department of Education (Educational Consultant) Tennessee School System (Teacher) Vanderbilt University (Biostatistician) Vanderbilt University, Center for the Americas Financial Institutions/Investment Firms AIG (Junior Financial Analyst, Enterprise Risk Management) American Express Bank PHB (Nigeria) (Strategy and Business Transformation Department) BlackRock (Financial Analyst) Booze Allen Hamilton (2 Alumni) Citibank (2 Alumni) Credit Suisse (Product Controller, Equities Derivatives Division) Credit Suisse (Financial Analyst) Ernst and Young (2) First Bank (Senior Analyst) FUSADES (Senior Research Analyst) El Salvador Investment Company in Kazakhstan Investment Fund of Kazakhstan (Financial Analyst) KPMG China Kwong Tai, Inc. (Financial Analyst) Moody s (2 Alumni) Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC (Financial Analyst) Standard Bank (Emerging Markets Sales and Trading) Terminus Securities LLC (Analyst) Visor Capital JSC (Operations Control) Goldman Sachs (Trade Management and Settlement) Other Accenture (Systems Integration Consultant) Accounting Consulting Firm (Japan) (President) Balkans Policy Research Group (Kosovo) (Project Officer) Celerity Consulting Group (Information Management Services)
5 Clayton IPS Corporation (Pricing Analyst) Concrete and Metal Plant (Kazakhstan) (Plant Manager) Conference Exchange (Project Manager, International Trade and Development) Cummins, Inc. (Credit and Collections Analyst) Dearflower Internet Florist (Taiwan) (Partner) Dish Network (Financial Analyst-Forecasting) Distribuidora Limena, Inc. (Demand and Inventory Analyst) Dollar General Corporate Office (Business Analyst) HDR Decision Economics (Economist) Mathematica Policy Research (Human Services Research Analyst) Policy and Evaluation Inc. (Senior Researcher) Soma Group (Cambodia) (Business Analyst) STR Inc. (Research Analyst) Tennessee National Guard Tennessee Republican Party (Director of Finance) UBO Consulting (Kosovo) (Research Associate) Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Project Manager) The Sphere Institute (Data System Programmer) Nissan North America (Analyst) NGO LENS (Program Coordinator), Kosovo Central - Japan Railway Company (Assistant to the Chairman) CSR, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Music City Insurance & Finance LLC, Nashville (Business Analyst) Job Placement Alphabetical Listing 2005-October 2016 Accounting Consulting Firm (Japan) (President) Africa Leadership Foundation (New York) (Operations and External Relations Manager) AIG (Junior Financial Analyst, Enterprise Risk Management) American Express Accenture (Systems Integration Consultant) Ascension Health (Supply Chain Analyst) Balkans Policy Research Group (Project Officer) Bank of Kazakhstan (Head, Risk Management and Development) Bank PHB (Nigeria) (Strategy and Business Transformation Department) BlackRock (Financial Analyst) Booze Allen Hamilton (2 Alumni) Bureau for Microeconomic Analysis and Development, Government of Slovenia Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 Alumni) Canadian Embassy (Kabul, Afghanistan) (Trade Commissioner) Catawba County Economic Development Corporation, North Carolina (Existing Industry Coordinator)
Celerity Consulting Group Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee *Central Bank of The Gambia (2 Alumni) *Central Bank of The Philippines *Central Bank of Turkey (Chief, Accounting Department) Central - Japan Railway Company (Assistant to the Chairman) Citibank (2 Alumni) City of Watauga, TX Clayton IPS Corporation (Pricing Analyst) Concrete and Metal Plant (Kazakhstan) (Plant Manager) Conference Exchange (Project Manager, International Trade and Development) Credit Suisse (Product Controller, Equities Derivatives Division) Credit Suisse (Financial Analyst) CSR, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Cummins, Inc. (Credit and Collections Analyst) Dearflower Internet Florist (Taiwan) (Partner) Department of Agriculture Dish Network (Financial Analyst- Forecasting) Distribuidora Limena, Inc. (Demand and Inventory Analyst) Dollar General Corporate Office (Business Analyst) Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (Chief of Staff, Cultural Affairs) Empower Alabama (Non-Profit Organization) Ernst and Young (2) Essence Security *Export-Import Bank of Korea Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City (Research Associate) *Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) (Deputy Senior Manager, Planning Division) *Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) (Manager) First Bank (Senior Analyst) German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Government of Somilia (Prime Minister) Goldman Sachs (Trade Management and Settlement) HDR Decision Economics (Economist) Innovations for Poverty Actions (JPAL) Institute of Global Health, Vanderbilt/Mozambique InterAmerican Development Bank (Washington, D.C.) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Kazakhstan part of the World Bank International Monetary Fund (IMF) Investment Company in Kazakhstan Investment Fund of Kazakhstan (Financial Analyst) Policy and Evaluation Inc. (Senior Researcher) Visor Capital JSC (Kazakhstan) (Operations Control) Kazakhstan Bank (Analyst) *Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) (Risk Surveillance Team, Financial Markets) 6
7 *Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) (Senior Manager, Office of Public Relations System, Resolution Planning and Asset Management) *Korea Power Exchange (Deputy Manager, Power Planning Department) * Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (Senior Manager) KPMB, China Kwong Tai, Inc. (Financial Analyst) Lower Colorado River Authority (LCIA) Settlement Analyst *Maeil Business Newspaper (Korea) Economic Reporter Mathematica Policy Research (Human Services Research Analyst) *Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (Deputy Director)* *Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry *Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (Economics and Int l Division)* *Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka *Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea (gov t official) Moody s (2 Alumni) Morris Property Management (U.S./China Dept) Music City Insurance (Business Analyst) Nissan North America (Analyst) NGO LENS (Program Coordinator), Kosovo Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC (Financial Analyst) Private Business (Owner) Private Contract Firm, Headquartered in Dubai (Development Economist) *Public Service Dept., Government of Malaysia (Director)* Social Impact (Business Development Associate) Soma Group (Cambodia) (Business Analyst) Standard Bank (Emerging Markets Sales and Trading) State of Tennessee Finance Department, Office of Management Analysis STR Inc. (Research Analyst) Tennessee Department of Education (Educational Consultant) Tennessee National Guard Tennessee Republican Party (Director of Finance) Tennessee School System (Teacher) Terminus Securities LLC (Analyst) The Sphere Institute (Data System Programmer) *Turkish Competition Authority (4 Alumni) UBO Consulting (Kosovo) (Research Analyst) United Nations (Niger) United Nations Commission for Africa (Ethiopia) Vanderbilt University (Biostatistician) Vanderbilt University, Center for the Americas Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Project Manager) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information Section World Bank, Sustainable Development Department *Alumni returned to previous Employer