Featured People: Alumni

  • Alex Henke

    Degree:  B.S. Economics and International Affairs, 2011
    Current Job:  Head of Commercial Operations at Speakap in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Henke shares how she helps businesses scale and grow and what she learned from moving her career to the Netherlands.

  • Anik Khan

    Degree:  B.S. Economics, B.S. Business Administration
    Current Job:  Co-Founder and CEO, MaxRewards

    Anik Khan is the co-founder and CEO of MaxRewards, an app to help people maximize credit card rewards, cash back, and benefits.

  • Ayo Aladesanmi

    Degree:  B.S. Economics 2019, Minor in Public Policy, Certificate in Finance
    Current Job:  Pursuing Master of Public Administration at the University of Pennsylvania

    Aladesanmi shares his passion for public service and his best advice for students and alumni interested in pursuing a career in the field.

  • Candice Sessa

    Degree:  M.S. Economics, 2019
    Current Job:  Research Associate, Health Economics and Analytics Lab

    Sessa hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Economics and become a full-time researcher and professor.

  • Chalinda Dilesh Weerasinghe

    Degree:  M.S. Economics, M.S. International Affairs, 2003
    Current Job:  Co-founder, Equilibria Group, Inc.

    Weerasinghe works as a commercial analyst and co-founded a technology company.

  • Jack Curran

    Degree:  M.S. Economics, 2010
    Current Job:  Senior VP, Home Equity Pricing Strategy and Value Management Leader at Truist Bank in Atlanta

    Curran says “a strong background in statistics and analytics has set me up well in my career in pricing and economics.”

  • Jonathan Samon

    Degree:  B.S. Economics, 2001
    Current Job:  General Counsel for eProdigy Financial, LLC

    Samon serves as General Counsel for eProdigy Financial, LLC, which is involved in alternative finance for small businesses. 

  • Kevin Chan

    Degree:  B.S. Economics and B.S. Industrial Engineering, 2006, M.S. Analytics 2019, MBA 2021
    Current Job:  Manager, Product Management at Macy's Technology in Johns Creek

    Chan works in the supply chain space at Macy's, where he focuses on distribution systems such as transportation, warehousing, and shipping.

  • Lian Zhu

    Degree:  Ph.D. in Economics, 2022
    Current Job:  Model Analyst at CitiGroup in NYC

    Zhu is a mondel analyst at CitiGroup, where he works with businesses across the globe.

  • Marcie (Xi) Mao

    Degree:  Ph.D. Economics, 2020
    Current Job:  Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

    Mao studies the interplay between socioeconomic status and genetic factors to better understand health outcomes in the aging minority population.

  • Matthew Miller

    Degree:  B.S. Economics, 2008
    Current Job:  Allstate Insurance Corporation, Chicago, IL 

    Miller shares how he found his job as a Finance Director at Allstate and why he's passionate about the work.

  • Nicholas Pinto

    Degree:  B.S. Economics, B.S. Mathematics, 2019
    Current Job:  Pursuing M.S. in Education at West Chester University

    Pinto says his economics education helps him make informed decisions about his future practice.

  • Sandra Ajimotokin

    Degree:  B.S. Economics and International Affairs
    Current Job:  Senior Security Program Manager at Hinge Health

    "Hearing feedback almost daily — stories of customers who can now walk without pain, dance with their loved ones, or travel independently — connects the dots between my efforts and the real-world difference we're making," Ajimotokin says.

  • Sebastian Urbina

    Degree:  B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering and B.S. Economics, 2004, M.S. Industrial Engineering, 2006
    Current Job:  Vice President - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science Team at Genpact, Costa Rica

    Urbina shares what he's learned from his experience as Vice President of the AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science Team at Genpact Costa Rica and his work in Costa Rican politics.

  • Shehryar Rashid

    Degree:  M.S. Economics, 2009
    Current Job:  Field Coordinator at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in South Sudan

    Rashid supports the establishment, construction, and promotion of sustainable community infrastructure and services.

  • Stefan Santavicca

    Degree:  M.S. Economics, 2019
    Current Job:  Research Associate, Health Economics and Analytics Lab

    Santavicca says his goal is “to improve lives through analytics and contributions to literature in the spheres of economics and health policy.”

  • Stephanie Moody

    Degree:  B.S. in Global Economics and Modern Languages
    Current Job:  Project Manager, RMO Team for Project Compass at Warner Bros. Discovery, Founder & CEO of Rue’s Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc in Atlanta, GA and the North GA mountains.

    In her spare time away from her work as a project manager at Warner Bros. Discovery, this Econ alum runs an animal rescue she founded with her husband in the North Georgia mountains. 

  • Vernon O'Neal

    Degree:  B.S. Economics
    Current Job:  Senior Vice President at USI Insurance Services in Atlanta

    O'Neal is the 2023 School of Economics Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

  • Wendy Horton McLeod

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 1994, M.S. Economics, 1996
    Current Job:  Cox Communications in Atlanta, GA

    As the Chair of the Board of Advisors for the School of Economics (BASE), Wendy says her goal is to encourage more interaction between alumni, faculty, and current students.

  • Whitney Miller

    Degree:  B.S. Economics, 2021
    Current Job:  Senior Analyst, Revenue Management at Delta Air Lines

    Miller works on the Pricing and Revenue Management team at Delta Air Lines, where she manages baggage strategy.

  • Xinying Lin

    Degree:  B.S. Global Economics and Modern Languages, M.S. in Global Media and Cultures
    Current Job:  Associate Project Manager at the Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute

    Through her time at Ivan Allen College, “I learned to be a global citizen, which helped me broaden my views, be less biased, and be more creative with my career,” Lin said.