Graduate Program in Economic Development
University and Job Placement 2005-2015
March 2015
Ph.D. Programs
Economics
American University 2
Bahia Blanca (Argentina) 1
Claremont Graduate School 2
George Mason University 2
George Washington University 2
Georgetown University 1
Georgia State University 1
Ghent University (Belgium) 1
Indiana University 2
Johns Hopkins 1
North Carolina State University 1
Northern Illinois University 1
Purdue 2
RAND Graduate School 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 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 Education University of Kansas 1 Finance University of Tennessee 1
Marketing
University of Texas-Dallas 1
Urban Management and Policy 1
Milano The New School (New York)
Law School
Vanderbilt Law School 1
Other Graduate Programs
Columbia University (M.A. Statistics/Math) 2
Johns Hopkins (M.A. Government) 1
Vanderbilt (MBA) 1
Job Placement by Category
2005-March 2015
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)
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
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)
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)
*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
*Turkish Competition Authority (4 Alumni)
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
*Export-Import Bank of Korea
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
American Express
Bank PHB (Nigeria) (Strategy and Business Transformation Department) BlackRock (Financial Analyst)
Booze Allen Hamilton (2 Alumni) Citibank
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)
Other
Accenture (Systems Integration Consultant) Accounting Consulting Firm (Japan) (President)
Celerity Consulting Group (Information Management Services) 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)
Distribuidora Limena, Inc. (Demand and Inventory Analyst) Dollar General Corporate Office (Business Analyst)
HDR Decision Economics (Economist)
Policy and Evaluation Inc. (Senior Researcher) Tennessee National Guard
Tennessee Republican Party (Director of Finance)
Job Placement Alphabetical Listing
2005-March 2015
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)
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)
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 Citibank
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)
Cummins, Inc. (Credit and Collections Analyst) Dearflower Internet Florist (Taiwan) (Partner) Department of Agriculture
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
*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)
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)
Kazakhstan Bank (Analyst)
*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)
KPMB, China
Kwong Tai, Inc. (Financial Analyst)
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCIA) Settlement Analyst *Maeil Business Newspaper (Korea) Economic 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
Moody’s (2 Alumni)
Morris Property Management (U.S./China Dept) Music City Insurance
Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC (Financial Analyst) Private Business (Owner)
Private Contract Firm, Headquartered in Dubai (Development Economist) *Public Service Dept., Government of Malaysia (Director)*
Standard Bank (Emerging Markets Sales and Trading)
State of Tennessee Finance Department, Office of Management Analysis Tennessee Department of Education (Educational Consultant)
Tennessee National Guard
Tennessee Republican Party (Director of Finance) Tennessee School System (Teacher)
Terminus Securities LLC (Analyst)
*Turkish Competition Authority (4 Alumni) United Nations (Niger)
United Nations Commission for Africa (Ethiopia) Vanderbilt University (Biostatistician)
Vanderbilt University, Center for the Americas
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information Section
World Bank, Sustainable Development Department *Alumni returned to previous Employer