Dickinson College
Economics and Quantitative Economics Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2022
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Claire Simpson
Hometown: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Graduate School: Duke University School of Law
Field of study: law
Field of study: law
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
They have provided us with ample job or internship opportunities to apply for. I feel confident in my critical analysis ability as a result of a liberal-arts education.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I can't wait to be in law school and a practicing lawyer.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Qualifying for Nationals with my Mock Trial team; Leo's ice cream with friends; Octals' concerts.
Internship Experience
Research assistant with the Department of Economics. We wrote a book chapter on how shocks in the developing world impact education. I read through multiple economic articles a day to understand the subject material and wrote literature reviews. Completed on Dickinson's campus over the summer.
Rachel O'Brien
Hometown: West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Major: economics
Employer: FT Partners
Job title: investment banking analyst
Job Responsibilities
I will be an investment banking analyst at FT Partners. FT Partners is the only investment bank that focuses exclusively on financial technology.
Internship Experience
I interned at a FinTech startup called 9th Gear Technologies. I did it from June to August during the summer going into my senior year.
Alexandria Kruizenga
Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts
Majors: quantitative economics, mathematics
Employer: CornerStone Partners LLC
Job title: investment analyst
Job Responsibilities
Build a strong foundation through training programs that cover excel skills, multiple analytics platforms, and investment analysis. Complete projects to build and deepen technical skills and investment judgment across asset classes.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
My coursework in particular as well as the support of my professors has been instrumental to my success. I have developed critical thinking skills as well as quantitative and communication skills that will be fundamental in my career post-Dickinson.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I’m extremely excited to begin my position at CornerStone Partners as I believe strongly in the mission of the firm, and I’m eager to do work that matters.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Becoming a writing tutor in the Norman Eberly Multilingual Writing Center. Joining Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity.
Internship Experience
I was an analyst development program intern at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston where I completed two projects to analyze weaknesses in the online auto quote flow and bind funnel and found solutions to streamline the process for customers and improve overall auto online throughput (AOT). I utilized Excel, SAS, and Adobe Dashboards to build data visualizations, analyze data and come to conclusions that led to actionable recommendations for my team.
Ruby Ngo
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Majors: music, quantitative economics
Employer: Bank of America
Job title: business analyst
Job Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements.
- Act as the liaison between business partners and software development teams.
- Translate business requirements into technical requirements and ensure that systems or applications support and conform to business needs and specifications.
- Coordinate the process of analyzing functional specifications, use cases, process flows, and user interface requirements.
- Collaborate with software testers to develop valid test plans and test scripts.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
My experience building professional and personal relationships with my professors at Dickinson will help me a lot when it comes to building a similar relationship with my manager. While I will keep it as professional as it should be, I hope to become friends with them outside of work, have lunch, and participate in outdoor activities together. In terms of skills, while I am not a computer science major, I took an Intro to Programming course in Python in my second year at Dickinson and that will become helpful for my future project. My knowledge of economics will also be helping me in my business decision in the future.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
- Connect and get to know a new city and new people.
- Work in a professional field and put what I learned into actions.
- Continue constructing a long-term career path in data analytics/science.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
- Successfully holding my senior recital.
- All-night studying/working.
- Getting off campus and exploring the surroundings.
- Staying on campus during COVID-19.
- Doing student/faculty collaborative research.
Internship Experience
Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company
- Monitor and administer web analytics reports/dashboards and keyword reporting tools, and point out key areas of improvements that align with business goals.
- Evaluate search results and performance metrics across all search channels and recognize baselines as they change.
- Work closely with other digital team members to meet business goals and project deadlines.
Jooeun Song
Hometown: Dongjak-gu, Republic of Korea
Majors: international business & management, quantitative economics
Employer: Cornerstone Research
Job title: analyst
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Alumni-connected internship.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Moving to the west coast and learning more about the economic consulting industry.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Meeting my friendship family, joining a sorority, studying "abroad" in my home country due to COVID.
Internship Experience
Horizon Brands (remote), PwC (Seoul, South Korea), Ejung Accounting Corporation (Seoul, South Korea), Nexia International (Seoul, South Korea).
Pete O'Sullivan
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Majors: economics
Employer: IBM
Job Title: brand solutions specialist
Job Responsibilities
Identify and qualify prospects who may find value and cost-savings in IBM solutions. Reach out to prospective clients, and communicate the ways in which an IBM solution can benefit their organization. It is a sales role.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
As a student-athlete, my time at Dickinson has trained me in much more than just getting good grades in the classroom. My interpersonal skills have continually been challenged, the rigorous coursework, and cramped workdays have helped mold me into someone who, I hope, succeeds in the private sector.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Living on my own paycheck. Seeing the direct correlation between my hard work and my quality of life.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The opportunity to have played for Dave Webster '88, head lacrosse coach, has been incredible. The impact that he, and the program he has established, is unquantifiable. It has been so much more than just being on a team.
Internship Experience
I worked as a sales intern in IBM’s Summit Program in the summer of 2021. This was essentially a training program which developed understanding of the sales cycle, products & solutions, presentation and public speaking seminars, etc. It was highly beneficial for me and an incredible experience overall.
I worked as a sales intern in IBM’s Summit Program in the summer of 2021. This was essentially a training program which developed understanding of the sales cycle, products & solutions, presentation and public speaking seminars, etc. It was highly beneficial for me and an incredible experience overall.
Dan Bathon
Hometown: Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Major: economics
Employer: Fannie Mae
Job title: financial associate
Job Responsibilities
Rotation through different financial departments
Internship Experience
WSFS Mortgage
Sydney Engler
Hometown: Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Majors: economics, political science
Employer: Vanguard
Job title: client relationship associate
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Connections.
Internship Experience
SIE investments.
SIE investments.
Alexandra Colby
Hometown: Hingham, Massachusetts
Major: economics
Employer: Citizens Financial Group
Job title: credit analyst
Job Responsibilities
I will conduct detailed research and analysis of market data, trends and other factors related to the financing that will be considered as part of credit decisions
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson has given me the ability to think critically and become a more well-rounded individual. It has taught me how to work well with other people, and has given me the chance to create meaningful relationships that I will be able to carry with me wherever I go.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am very excited to continue my career at Citizens because I had enjoyed the internship so much.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
I think that being part of the track & field team, Liberty Caps and MOB have really defined my Dickinson experience. Through these activities I have met countless people who have become some of my closest friends and created some amazing memories that I will be able to cherish forever.
Internship Experience
I was an intern at Citizens Financial Group in their commercial banking sector in Boston during the summer of 2021. I was a project management and underwriting and portfolio management intern. I helped with the coordination of the first-year analyst program as well as the summer internship program, gained industry knowledge of commercial banking, reviewed credit proposal summaries, conducted an industry overview, and gave presentations to both interns and executives. I also was the peer lead intern, so I supported 27 interns and acted a resource for them during their internship.
Mac Khoury
Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois
Majors: Middle East studies, economics
Employer: Booz Allen Hamilton
Job title: digital strategist
Job Responsibilities
Analyzing and improving information services of clients.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The social structure.
Internship Experience
- Braver Angels -- Research Intern on nonprofit business strategy.
- Campaign Intern for Carolyn Long for Congress -- collecting voter info.
Anh Truong
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Major: quantitative economics
Employer: Bank of America Securities
Job title: investment banking analyst
Job Responsibilities
My job is to assist other senior bankers in all aspects of M&A / DCM / ECM transactions, from creating pitchbooks and marketing materials to conducting in-depth financial analysis. I will also participate in client pitches and attend client meetings. Overall, the experiences of working on live transactions and interacting with clients would be very valuable.
Connor Upham
Hometown: West Bath, Maine
Major: economics
Employer: Brighton Jones
Job title: analyst
Job Responsibilities
On a client service management team. I Am responsible for money movement and the client's primary contact for any questions or requests. I also prepare reports for clients on portfolio performance.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson taught me how to learn and interact in a global world.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Currently working my way to becoming a lead advisor at my current firm.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The friendships and memories I made while a member of the football team.
Internship Experience
I worked at Cribstone Capital management doing a variety of work throughout college. They're a wealth management firm in Brunswick, Maine.
Marion Karenzi
Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda
Major: quantitative economics
Employer: Goldman Sachs
Job title: performance operations analyst
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson classes have really helped improve my critical thinking and analytical skills. In addition, I have had the opportunity of working with people of different backgrounds which allowed me to take on a more global perspective.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am excited to join the workforce and experience a different type of learning environment.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Office Hours with all my professors really allowed me to excel in my classes and changed my perception of asking for help.
Internship Experience
Vanguard Economics: management consulting intern; Kigali, Rwanda
- Assisted in carrying out a literature review on published reports and government strategies on health financing for the World Bank Tanzania PFM Donor mapping and alignment project.
- Co-developed and submitted a technical proposal to UNDP on collecting baseline data on YouthConnekt and IAccelerator beneficiaries.
- Developed and submitted a technical proposal to SNV on conducting a study of the city’s informal economy and develop an action plan to improve the business environment.
- Conducted research on Rwanda’s Sustainable Development Goals in order to understand the countries’ progress and presented my findings to the Vanguard team during a weekly team learning session.
- Supported the development of an inception report and focus group discussion guide for the Kigali Special Economic Zone project which aimed at identifying and analyzing the needs of relevant stakeholders in the KSEZ as a basis for further elaborating the program strategy and defining specific support measures.
Robert Geiss
Hometown: Malvern, Pennsylvania
Major: economics
Employer: Spring EQ
Job title: fulfillment analyst
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Developed my critical thinking and analytical skills to a high level.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I anticipate having success.
Internship Experience
Peak Capital LLC, Lancaster, Pa.
Zach DeQuattro
Hometown: Scarborough, Maine
Majors: quantitative economics, mathematics
Employer: Lebel & Harriman LLP
Job Title: relationship manager
Job Responsibilities
I will assisting the financial advisors with duties concerned with servicing their clients. This includes gathering information about the client and their goals, preparing meeting documents and reports, among other things.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
By educating me in my desired fields of interest.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Continuing to learn and explore my areas of interest.
Internship Experience
Lebel & Harriman LLP. I interned as an analyst. I performed market research, created financial reports, and assisted advisors in servicing their clients.
Tibbs Tibrawalla
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Majors: international business & management, quantitative economics
Employer: EverQuote
Job title: business development representative
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
It provided me with countless experiences that are useful in the real world.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Varsity squash.
Internship Experience
BlackRock Investment Managers.
Ngoc Phuong Linh Nguyen
Hometown: Ha Tinh, Vietnam
Major: quantitative economics
Graduate School: Cornell University
Field of study: economics
Internship Experience
- John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd.; Market Research Intern; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Sangsoft Ltd.; Data Scientist Intern; Ha Noi, Vietnam
Sarah Mason
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Major: quantitative economics
Employer: Voya Financial
Job title: insurance portfolio manager associate
Job Responsibilities
Working to manage a fixed income portfolio for insurance clients.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Critical thinker, time management skills, know how to ask questions in a beneficial way.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Long work days, a big learning curve, but a really rewarding challenge.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Any moment with the lacrosse team and office hours with professors.
Internship Experience
Voya Financial, compliance department.
Natalie Krzywiec
Hometown: Irwin, Pennsylvania
Major: economics
Employer: McAdam Financial
Job title: financial advisor
Job Responsibilities
Providing financial advice and resources to clients.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
The Career Center was very helpful to me in making my resume and helping me with cover letters.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Moving out of my house, being independent, and making my own money
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The special memories I shared with my friends.
Internship Experience
Financial Solutions Group in Mount Pleasant, Pa.; assisted on day-to-day tasks and big picture projects, did research.
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Published April 20, 2022