Economics Alumni Spotlights

“I’ve loved that I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of issues and become a collector of experiences.”

“Carthage sharpened my questioning and critical-thinking skills to understand the story the data and prior research tells, and how to effectively communicate these ideas.”

“The things I have enjoyed most in my career is the opportunity to learn multiple functions within human resources and how those function impact people and business results.”

“I’ve had a diverse career within Satori Energy, and I feel that Carthage’s liberal arts curriculum positioned me to have a very broad skill set that is useful in many different areas.”

“There is nothing I love more than working through a vast dataset by creating code with the support of colleagues.”

“The most enjoyable and challenging aspect of my work is the constant learning and adaptation that needs to take place, whether I’m in the home office or in the field.”

“I enjoy the variety of tasks that come my way. I also enjoy working at our headquarters because I get to meet many people and help funnel information to all of our offices.”

“My combination of international political economy, economics, and Spanish gave me the necessary quantitative and qualitative skills to further grow and expand my experiences through my academic and consulting projects in my current graduate program.

“I’ve loved being able to work in different sectors and using the tools I learned at Carthage to solve problems at work.”

“The best part of my career has been meeting and working with smart people and doing a variety of different jobs/roles. No two days are ever the same, and it’s never boring.”