Dickinson College
Quantitative Economics Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2020
Elizabeth Krause
Major: quantitative economics
Hometown: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Employer: Lane Enterprises, Inc.
Job title: market researcher
What was the most impactful academic experience you had at Dickinson?
First-year seminar.
What was the most impactful social experience you had at Dickinson?
Dickinson Women's Soccer.
Internship Experience
- Financial Analyst Intern Lane Enterprises, Inc.
- Macroeconomic Analyst Intern Lane Enterprises, Inc.
Natalie Suess
Major: quantitative economics
Hometown: New Egypt, New Jersey
Graduate School: Northeastern University
Field of Study: accounting/M.B.A.
Hometown: New Egypt, New Jersey
Graduate School: Northeastern University
Field of Study: accounting/M.B.A.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson has given me a broad range of skills that I can utilize in all aspects of my life and career. I am proficient in many disciplines and feel comfortable in many different environments.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I'm excited to start graduate school and hopefully a job in 2021. I'm excited to utilize my skills in the real world and begin a successful fulfilling career.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
My defining moments at Dickinson were sporting events in track and field of which I was a varsity sprinter. My track team was my family, and my townhouse senior year was my home.
Fangzhou Qian
Majors: international business & management, quantitative economics
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Graduate School: Wake Forest University
Field of Study: business analytics
Hannah Heiring
Major: quantitative economics
Hometown: Wayzata, Minnesota
Employer: Elephant Insurance
Job title: business analyst - Analytics Rotational Program
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
At Dickinson, I was able to challenge myself in the classroom, on the basketball court, and on the golf course. I don't know where my future will take me, but with my self-motivation, high standards and versatility I have learned throughout my time at Dickinson, I feel confident to take on whatever comes my way.
Internship Experience
I interned at Lane Enterprises in Carlisle, Pa. my senior spring semester. I learned and ran financial reports for the company on a weekly and monthly basis. I also gained insights into corporate strategy and decision making concepts by sitting in on presentations, and calls with the Lane Enterprises Head of Corporate Strategy.
Conner Elliott
Major: quantitative economics
Hometown: York, Pennsylvania
Employer: BNP Paribas
Job title: investment banking analyst - leveraged finance
Job Responsibilities
Work with deal teams on underwriting leveraged loans for middle market companies.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson prepared me through the wide range of classes that gave me a well-rounded base of knowledge to use in my different internships as well as clubs on campus that bettered me in so many ways - especially the Student Investment Group.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am most anticipating working hard at BNP and being able to move back to Carlisle and own a farm with my girlfriend.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Some of my defining moments were when I joined the Student Investment Group, being a T.A. for a number of classes, and meeting my best friends here.
Internship Experience
I interned first at uFinancial which is a subsidiary of MassMutual as a wealth management intern in Mechanicsburg, Pa. which was mainly focused on cold calling. The next internship I worked was at the Department of Community and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a compliance and commonwealth finance intern. My main responsibilities included auditing block grants and organizing past financial data and updating accounts payable and receivable. My final internship was as an investment banking analyst with BNP Paribas where I worked in their leveraged finance division conducting due diligence on middle market companies.
An Pham
Major: quantitative economics
Hometown: Da Nang, Vietnam
Employer: Cowen Inc.
Job title: analyst
Job Responsibilities
Investment banking analyst.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Studying economics helped me understand my job.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Develop professional skills.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Taking Associate Professor of Economics Emily Marshall’s classes.
Internship Experience
Investure Inc.
Phuong Pham
Majors: mathematics, quantitative economics
Hometown: Ha Noi, Vietnam
Employer: Verisk Analytics
Job title: product analyst intern
Job Responsibilities
- Work remotely with product manager to conduct proofs of concept, product proposals, and tailored analyses upon clients' request for Verisk’s InsurTech data and analytics solutions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally on data enrichment projects to transform unstructured data into valuable underwriting insights that uncover exposures and enable real-time risk monitoring.
- Prepare product demo content and present to clients alongside the product management team.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
The social, career and academic support from Dickinson and the departments of mathematics and economics constantly empowers me to grow both professionally and personally in order to stimulate the improvement in the quality of life for people and contribute to the common good.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
With my passion for helping businesses maximize values and drive success through quantitative solutions, I aim to build my career in advisory and analytics. As a future econometrician, I can apply quantitative and statistical methodologies to data to create products that provide customers with informative insights and actionable strategies. The data-driven and client-focused mindset prepares me to work and assist customers successfully in many economics or management based fields by designing impactful and meaningful projects. Since every business is now increasingly relying on quantitative models to manage risk, capital adequacy and regulatory compliance, I am eager to deepen my expertise and further my skills to become a valuable asset to my company and a trusted advisor to customers.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Throughout the past four years at Dickinson, I was an active member of the Economics Majors Committee, the Food Advisory Committee and Delta Nu Sorority contributing to a growing and tight-knit community on campus. In addition, I also worked as a teaching assistant in mathematics for Professor Barry Tesman, a Quantitative Reasoning associate, a Peer Tutor and a Library Service consultant.
Internship Experience
During the past ten months, I have been working as a product analyst intern for the Product Management team at Verisk Analytics on the development, implementation and maintenance of InsurTech data and analytics products.
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Published May 24, 2020