We take pride in the placement of our graduate students. The Master's program prepares our students for careers in marketing, resource-based industries such as electric utilities and petroleum, government environmental policy positions, and economic consulting. Doctoral program graduates find employment in research positions in industry, academia, and government. Please see below for the current positions of our recent MS and PhD graduates.
Note: International students in our MS and PhD programs are able to apply for a STEM Optional Practical Training work permit, which allows them to work in the United States for up to 36 months after graduation. See here for details.
Doctor of Philosophy Recipients:
Augusto Espin Tobar (2023), Research Equity Associate, UBS Financial Services
Ming Ge (2023), Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florida
Emma Grazier (2023), Associate in Quantitative Energy Policy, Industrial Economics (Boston)
Ezgi Cengiz (2022), Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
Jeronimo Callejas Montero (2022), Economist, Amazon
Jung Hwan Koh (2021), Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Michigan
Manuel Estay Montecinos (2021), Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Cencepción Chile
Felipe Quezada Escalona (2021), Postdoctoral Scholar, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and University of California Santa Cruz.
Jill Fitzsimmons (2019), Assistant Research Professor, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Abdul Kidwai (2019), Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin La Crosse.
Jayash Paudel (2019), Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boise State University.
Kelly Hellman (2018), Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvannia
In 2019: Assistant Professor, Economics Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Irene Mussio (2018), Post-Doctoral Fellow, McMaster University
Hongli Wei (2018), Quantitative Analyst, Citizens Bank
Lawrence De Geest (2017), Assistant Professor, Suffolk University, Economics Department
Insung Son (2017), Associate Researcher, Korea Energy Economics Institute
Francesca Colantuoni (2014), Senior Analyst, Ernst and Young LLP, Senior International Tax Services Transfer Pricing
Christopher Burns (2014), Research Economist, USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
Nikolaos Ziriogiannis (2013), Assistant Scientist, Indiana University Bloomington, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
David S. Timmons (2011), Assistant Professor, UMass Boston College of Liberal Arts
Cesar Marcelo Viteri Mejia (2011), Senior Economist, Conservation International Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Program, Land and Marine Conservation for the Americas Marine Field Division
Siny Joseph (2009), Associate Professor, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics
Linus Nyiwul (2009), Associate Professor, Gettysburg College Economics Department & Africana Studies
Maria Claudia Lopez Perez (2008), Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Department of Community Sustainability
Master of Science Recipients:
Owen Connolly (2024), Asset Manager, Boston Energy Trading and Marketing
Alex Qi (2022), Economist, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lily Harris (2022), Senior Research Analyst, UMass Donahue Institute Economic and Public Policy Research Group
Samuel Hostetter (2020), Associate Market Analyst, ISO New England, Inc.
Josh Reed (2020), PhD Student, Penn State, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Nicholas Adair (2019), Research Assistant, Boston Health Economics
Andrew Shepherd (2018), Executive Assistant/Developer, Shepco Inc.
Devin Cooper (2017), Economist II, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Madeline Cyr (2017), Research Associate, Forrester Security & Risk Team
Jennifer Flood (2017), Environmental Scientist, Tetra Tech
Akhanda Shrestha (2017), Transfer Pricing Staff, Ernst and Young
Wasserman, Matthew (2017), Forecasting and Analytics Analyst, Wayfair
Tyler Besse (2016), Business Systems Analyst, Clinical & Support Options, Inc.
Elizabeth Hunter (2016), Economist III, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Eric Koegler (2016), Energy Analyst, ISO New England, Inc.
Kathryn Lynch (2016), Associate Market Analyst, ISO New England, Inc.
Michael Pizzi (2016), Environmental Consultant, Planetary Emissions Management
Doctor of Philosophy Recipients:
Chunxiang (Lisa) Li (2008), Senior Manager, Uber, Transfer Pricing
Moonyoung Baek (2008), Researcher, Yonsei University, School of Economics
Lava P. Yadav (2007), Post-Doctoral Researcher, National University of Ireland, Economics Department
Diogo M Souza-Monteiro (2007), Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University, Food and Rural Development
Sirisha Naidu (2007), Associate Professor, Wright State University, Economics Department
David Michael McEvoy (2007), Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, Economics Department
Maria A. Velez (2006), Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, School of Management
Mihail D Samnaliev (2004), Assistant Professor/Health Economist, Harvard Medical School/Boston's Children's Hospital
Marcelo Caffera (2004), Professor, Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, Economics Department
Joseph D. Ogrodowczyk (2003), Senior Consultant of Customer Analytics, Focus Optimal, Marketing Division
Tammy Barlow Murphy (2001), Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Social Sciences Branch
Corinna M. Noelke (2000), Executive Director, Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium
Billy Manoka (2000), Commissioner/CEO, Papua New Guinea: Independent Consumer and Competition Commission
Janine M. Dombrowski (2000), Principal Market Design Analyst, ISO-New England
Carlos A Chavez-Rebolledo (2000), Professor, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile, Economics Department
Juan-Camilo Cardenas (2000), Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Economics Department
Master of Science Recipients:
Mark Van Orden (2016), Economist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Adam Baddeley (2015), Category Manager, Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology
Ilya Chernyakhovskiy (2015), Energy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Markets and Policy
Samantha Colarusso (2015), Business Analyst, Topco
Nicole Morin (2015), Business Analyst, DHInfrastructure
Tejesh Pradhan (2015), Intern, International Monetary Fund
Xi Wang (2014), Data Analyst, Aetna
Matthew Denny (2013), NSF Big Data Social Science IGERT Fellow at Penn State University
Jonathan Farland (2013), Senior Consultant, DNV GL
Andrew Goggins (2013), Consultant, Energy Finance, Climate Policy Initiative
Michael Griffin (2013), Software Engineer, SHYFT Analytics
Rodolfo Magno (2013), Program Manager, PACS Engenharia
Sean Nagle (2013), District Manager, ADP
Christopher Podkowka (2013), Procurement Project Lead, C&S Wholesale Grocers
Joshua Slocum (2013), Data Scientist: Personal Insurance Pricing Research, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Sarah Tuttle (2013), Analyst, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Joseph Walsh (2013), Senior Analytics Consultant, DataXu
Robert Boyle (2012), Senior Digital Analyst, Boston Globe Media
Jaclyn Casaceli (2012), Auto Claims Adjuster, The Hanover Insurance Group
Scott Magnoni (2012), Senior Health Data Analyst, BMC HealthNet Plan/Well Sense Health Plan
Mitchell Weiss (2012), Data Science & Machine Learning Development, DigitasLBi North America
Olivia Brassard (2011), Analyst, Accenture
Bilal Janjua (2011), Director, Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology, Category Management
Swetha Valluri (2011), Director of Strategic Analytics, FCB Chicago
Diana Weiss (2011), Data Analyst, Martin's Point Health Care
Katherine Wilson (2011), Senior Energy Analyst, Eversource Energy
Benjamin Laine (2010), Senior Economist, CoBank
Kate Rallis (2010), Senior Marketing Manager, Kroll Compliance
Brenton Sellati (2010), Director of Product Innovation, Solaria Labs - A Liberty Mutual Endeavor
Maryam Tabatabaei (2010), Postdoctoral Fellow at Colorado State University
Ria Galiano (2009), Manager - Marketing Effectiveness, Verizon
Don Hedeman (2009), Senior Quality Assurance Specialist, Abiomed
Brendan Larkin-Connolly (2009), Principal, DHInfrastructure
Thomas Martin (2009), Senior Director, American Health Care Association
Daniel Peterson (2009), Market Management and Planning Analyst, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
Michelle Woodford (2009), Research Manager, Economics Department, MIT, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Hongbin Bi (2008), Senior Finance & Business Intelligence Data Analyst, CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions
Kimberly Claire Wilson (2008), Economist, U.S. Coast Guard
Amy J Baker (2008), Location Manager, Aramark
Wei Zhang (2008), Assistant Professor, Connecticut College, Economics Department
Juan Andres Godoy Liere (2007), Regional Controller, Millicom (Tigo)
Michael J LeVert (2007), Principal, Chief Strategy Officer, 45 North Research
Hillary R. (Gelardi) LaRosee (2007), Sr. Sales Planning Manager, Philips
Qian Cai (2007), Sr. Fundamental Analyst, NextEra Energy Resources, Fundamental Analysis & Cross Commodity Team
Kathryn A Boschert (2006), Sr. Grants Administrator/ Research Administrator, Rutgers University
William B Haskell (2006), Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Dept of Industrial Systems Engineering & Management, PhD (Operations Research) from UC-Berkeley
Michael T. Kruzewski (2006), Principal Program Manager, Dell Technologies, Indirect Procurement
Bernardo Andres Urdaneta (2006), Exelon, Treasury Capital Markets
Richard J Volpe (2005), Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University, Agribusiness Department
Phumla N Ndaba (2004), Regional Advisor (Southern Africa), Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Local Economic Development
Michael T Salemme (2004), Vice President, AAC, The Nielsen Company
Seda Erdem (2004), Senior Lecturer, University of Stirling, UK, Economics
Yogita B Mehra (2003), Organic Farmer/Co-Founder, Green Essentials / NewFarmer
Matthew P Lambert (2003), Director, Harte Hanks, Analytic Innovation
Hassan Fouayzi (2003), Data Analyst/SAS Programmer, UMass Medical School, Meyers Primary Care Institute
Robert T. Fetter (2002), Technical Committee Member/Doctoral Candidate, Equitable Origin/ Duke University
John W Kinchla (2002), Owner, Amherst Nurseries
Colin Cushman (2002), Consultant, Falcon Capital Advisors LLC
Erin K Mastrangelo (2002), Branch Chief, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Energy Market Oversight
Matthew T Palmer (2002), Director, Encana, Fundamentals & Risk Management
Maximilian Auffhammer (1998), Professor & Associate Dean, University of California, Berkeley, Social Sciences