Our graduate program alumni have found careers in a diversity of industries and organizations. Learn about some of the great opportunities our grads have been offered:
PhD Recipients
2014
- Matt Pham- Assistant Professor, Landmark College, Putney, VT
- Xiaohui Tian- Assistant Professor, Renmin University, School of Ag Economics and Rural Development, Beijing, China
- Michele Saksena- Economist, ERS (Economic Research Service), Food Economics Division, Washington, DC
- Jennifer Gnagey- Visiting Assistant Professor, Weber State University, Economics Department, Ogden, UT
- Matt Gnagey- Assistant Professor, Weber State University, Economics Department, Ogden, UT
- Yue Hua- Assistant Professor, Hunan University, Department of Trade and Economics, Hunan, PR China
- Lea Fortmann- Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound, Economics Department, Tacoma, Washington
- Betsey Truex-Powell- Management Analyst, Ohio Department of Medicaid, State of Ohio, Columbus, OH
2013
- Mike Garcia- Senior Policy Analyist, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
- Gracious Diiro- Assistant Professor, Makerere University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Uganda
- Katie Farrin- Research Economist, Economics Research Service (ERS), Food Security & Development Branch, Washington, D.C.
- Isia Guizar-Mateos- Assistant Professor, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, School of Business and Humanities, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Jafar Olimov- Post Doctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University, AEDE, Columbus, OH
- Amanda Weinstein- Assistant Professor, University of Akron, Department of Economics, Akron, OH
- Ganita Bhupal- Assistant Professor, University of Delhi, Department of Economics, New Delhi, India
- Nicolas Dadzie- Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio University, Department of Economics, Athens, OH
- John Newton- Clinical Assistant Professor in Agricultural Commodity Markets, University of Illinois, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Champagne, IL
- Brent Richards- Lecturer, University of North Texas, International Studies Department, Denton, TX
- Shuying Shen- Modeling Analyst, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
- Minyu Zhou- Post Doctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University , AEDE, Columbus, OH
2012
- Gregory Howard- Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, Department of Economics, Greenville, NC
- Hadia Majid- Assistant Professor, Lahore University, Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
- William McGuire- Assistant Professor, University of Washington - Tacoma, Economics Department, Tacoma, Washington
- Carlianne Patrick- Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, Economics Department, Atlanta, GA
- Heather Stephens- Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
- Matthew Winden- Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Economics Department, Whitewater, WI
- Asif Ali- Senior Joint Director, State Bank of Pakistan, Monetary Policy Department, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Douglas Wrenn- Assistant Professor, Penn State University, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, University Park, PA
2011
- Benjamin Anderson- Assistant Professor, Colgate University, Department of Economics, Hamilton, NY
- Carolina Castilla- Assistant Professor, Colgate University, Department of Economics, Hamilton, NY
- Paula Cordero-Salas- Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Department of Economics, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Francis Mulangu- Agricultural Economist, African Center for Economic Transformation, Accra, Ghana
- Karl Meeusen- California ISO, Market Design and Regulatory Policy Lead, San Francisco, CA
- Dhiraj Sharma- Extended Term Consulatant, The World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Managememt (PREM), Washington, DC
2010
- Pu Liu- Senior Risk Analyst, American Electric Power, Columbus, OH
- Isaac Bayoh- Director, Prudential Financial, Data Sciences, New York, NY
- Shibalee Majumdar- Research Assistant, University of North Texas, Center for Economic Development and Research, Frisco, TX
- Yoon-Hyung Kim- Professor, Chonnam National University, Department of Economics, South Korea
- Ding-Rong Chen- Statistician, inVentiv Health, Baltimore, MD
2009
- Yong Chen- Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Corvallis, OR
- Jack Schieffer- Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics, Lexington, KY
- Ayesha Enver- Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Las Cruces, NM
- Matthew Interis- Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State, MS
- Emilio Hernandez-Development Officer, United Nations, Industrial Development Branch, Vienna, Austria
- Jose Pablo Barquero-Romero- Economic Researcher, Central Bank of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Meebok Kim- Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute,Center for Agriculture and Rural Policy Research, Seoul, Korea
- Ji Li- Principal Statistician, Risk Mangagment, Capital One, Richmond, VA
2008
- Alejandro Canadas- Assistant Professor, Mount St. Mary's University, Department of Finance & Economics, Emmetsburg, MD
- Adrian Gonzalez- Senior Private Development Specialtist, The World Bank, Washington, DC
- Scott Pearson- Chair and Associate Professor, Charleston Southern University, Business and Economics Department, Charleston, SC
- Marcello Villafani- Rector, Bolivian Catholic University, La Paz, Bolivia
- Yi Zheng- Investment Analyst, T. Rowe Price, Baltimore, MD
2007
- Carlos Alpizar-Deputy General Manager, ACORDE, Financial Services, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Shihomi Ara- Lecturer, Hacettepe University, Department of Economics, Ankara, Turkey
- Michael Brady- Assistant Research Professor, Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences, Impact Center, Pullman, WA
- Shu-Ling Chen- Associate Professor, National Taipei University, Faculty of Banking and Cooperative Management, Taipei, Taiwan
- Erick Davidson- Manager, Everest Reinsurance, Cat Modeling, New York, NY
- Franz Gomez-Soto- Vice President for Latin American & Caribbean , Fundacion Capital, Financial Services, Bogota, Colombia
- Bidisha Mandal- Associate Professor, Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences, Pullman, WA
- Francisco Monge-Arino- Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Trade Monitoring Unit, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Jeff Rosen- Chief Economist, Briefing.com, Chicago, IL
- Bibhakar Shakya- Senior Research Fellow, FKRA Research and Policy, Resarch and Policy, Doha, Qatar
- Bin Sun- Technical Analyst, JP Morgan Chase, Consumer & Risk Modeling Analytics, Columbus, OH
- Yuki Tokoyama- Economist, Japan Bank for International Cooperation , Tokyo, Japan
- Afia Yamoah- Assistant Professor, Hope College, Economics and Business Department, Hope, MI
- Wenye Yan- Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance & Economics, Department of Economics, Chengdu, China
2006
- Ayuna Borisova- Economist, Retail Forward, Inc., Columbus, OH
- Adam Daigneault- Environmental and Natural Resource Economist, Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand
- Xiaoqi Guo- Technical Analyst, JP Mogan Chase, Wilmington, DE
- Yun-Jae Hwang- Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute, Center for Agro-Food Policy Research, Seoul, South Korea
- Heechan Kang- Senior Research Fellow, Samsung Economic Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
- Myounki Lee- Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute, Seoul, South Korea
- Chunmo Li- Director of Portfolio Management, CitiMortgage, St Louis, MO
- Sharon May- Associate Professor, Maryville College, Department of Economics, Maryville, TN
- Mauricio Ramirez-Grajeda- Professor, Universidad of Guadalajara, University Center for Economics & Management, Guadalajara, Mexico
- John Ulimwengu- Post Doctoral Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
- Yun Xu- Assistant Professor, Central University of Finance & Economics, China Academy of Public Finance & Public Policy, Beijing, China
2005
- Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen- Post Doctoral Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC
- Gang Chen- Credit & Portfolio Group Manager, Citigroup, St. Louis, MO
- Mukta Joshi- Project Manager,ideas42, New York, NY
- Naoya Kaneko- Senior Consultant, NERA Consulting, Atlanta, GA
- Ephias Makudze- Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape, Department of Economics, Bellville, South Africa
- David Shideler- Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stillwater, OK
- Ratapol Teratanavat- Director, Corporate Market Research Flavor Division, Takasago International, New York, NY
- Yuanfang Wang- Risk Modeling Analyst, JP Morgan Chase, Consumer Risk Modeling & Analytics, Columbus, OH
- Haijang Zhou- Executive President, Wuhan Gaohui Venture Capital Ltd., Beijing, China
2004
- Mauricio Bittencourt- Professor, Federal University of Parana, Department of Economics, Curitiba, Brazil
- Bo-Hyun Cho- Health Economist, Carter Consulting, Atlanta, GA
- Suk-Won Choi- Post Doctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Denver, CO
- Min-Hsin Huang- Assistant Professor, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Business Management & Economics, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- Hyojin Jeong- Assistant Professor, Lakeland Community College, Macro-Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Kirtland, OH
- So-Il Kim- Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Kionggi-do, Korea
- Sarah Kruse- Adjunct Professor, Oregon State , Resource Economics, Bend, OR
- Brian Lavoie- Senior Research Scientist, Online Computer Library Center, Columbus, OH
- Sarah Lowder- Economist, United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization, Agricultural and Development Economics Division, Rome, Italy
- Roger Madrigal- Lopez- Director, Banco Central de Costa Rica, Economic Division, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Jorge Maldonado- Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Program - LACEEF, Bogota, Colombia
- Rafael Pleitez-Chavez- Director, Fundación Salvadoreña de Desarrollo Económico y Social, Social Research Division, La Libertad, El Salvador
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Joshua Templeton- Regional Economist for Southeast Asia, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
2003
- Assistant Professor, Slippery Rock State University, Department of Economics, Slippery Rock, PA
- Assistant Professor, National Chung Cheng University, Department of Economics, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan
- Assistant Professor, Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Isparta, Turkey
- Associate Research Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Taipei, Taiwan
- Financial Risk Analyst, The Southern Company, Atlanta, GA
- Lecturer, Makerere University, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Kampala, Uganda
- Post Doctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, Columbus, OH
- Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Florida, Department of Agricultural Economics, Gainesville, FL
- Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural Economics, Athens, GA
- Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
- Rural Finance Officer, United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization, Rome, Italy
MS Recipients
2012
- Christopher Lonsberry- Field Service Engineer, OSIsoft, Clevelenad, OH
- Arianne Pingledis- Program Manager, Hope for Haiti, Les Cayes, Haiti
- Chang Wang- Analyst, Fifth Third Federal Bank, Cincinnati, OH
- Ying Zhang- Trainee, Bank of Tokyo, Global and Corporate Investment Banking, Mitshubishi, Japan
- Kyle Bohland- Source Water Protection Specialist, Ohio Rural Water Association, Columbus, OH
2011
- Katherine Bovitz- Research and Development Intern, Small Enterprise Foundation, Tzaneen, South Africa
- Linnae Fath- Senior Office Associate, English Language Institute, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX
- Ashvin Prakash- Economist, Citigroup, Chicago, IL
- Bernadette Chimai- Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Zambia, Luksana, Zambia
2010
- Simeon DiGennaro- Agricultural Development Specialist, Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, PA
- Ian Sample- GIS Analyst, Three Scale Research, LLC Columbus, OH
- Joseph Mgaya- Instructor, Business and Economics, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
- Nicholas Marconi- PhD Student, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
- John Newton- PhD Student, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Melanie Mann- Program and Research Associate, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Columbus, OH
- Kristianto Haryanto- Management Trainee, PT Bank Permata, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Ben VanNostran- Management Consultant, Adayana, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
- James Francis- Business Coordinator, Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX
- Raquel Tsukada- Technical Advisor, Secretariat of Strategic Affairs, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
- Andrew Will- Investment Manager, Invesco, Ltd., Atlanta, GA
2009
- Yuanjing Jin- Consumer Associate, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
- John Gober- Economist, Statistics of Income Division, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC
- Dan Sanders- PhD Student, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Marc Hnytka- PhD Student, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Matt Woerman- Research Assistant, Resources For The Future, Washington, DC
- Chris Reece- PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Xi E Sun- Business Analyst, Scotts Company, Eau Claire, WI
- Mohan Liu- Credit Standard Manager, Agricultural Bank of China, Beijing, China
- Lauren Jones- PhD Student, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Malena Svarch- PhD Student, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Ryan Kirwin- Risk Analyst, JP Morgan Chase, Philadelphia, PA
2008
- Staff Member, Korea National Cooperative Federation, Seoul, South Korea
- Business Development Representative, Ohio Department of Development, Columbus, OH
- Operations Analyst, John Deere Credit, Madison, WI
- PhD Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Research Analyst, Center for Regional Competitiveness, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Economic Consultant, TNS Retail Forward, Columbus, OH
- Manager of Corporate Strategy, American Electric Power, Columbus, OH
- Microfinance Analyst, Programa Nacional de Financiamiento al Microempresario, Mexico City, Mexico
- PhD Student, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- PhD Student, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Research Analyst, Rural Microfinance Technical Assistance Project, Mexico City, Mexico
2007
- Instructor, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH
- Marketing Consultant, Brock Associates, Milwaukee, WI
- Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio, TX
- Research Associate, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Trade Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, DC
2006
- Grain Merchandiser, Zen-Noh Grain Corp Convent, LA
- PhD Student, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Economist, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC
- Research Assistant, AED Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Budget Management Analyst, City of Columbus, Columbus, OH
2005
- Program Coordinator Economic and Community Development Institute, Columbus, OH
- Assistant Portfolio Manager, ICON Advisers, Greenwood Village, CO
- Finance Consultant, Mitsubishi Securities Tokyo, Japan
- Law Student, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Loan Officer/Credit Representative, First Pioneer Farm Credit, Dayville, CT
- Procurement Analyst, Sara Lee, Downers Grove, IL
- Research Analyst, Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC
- Loan Program Advisor, Economic and Community Development Institute, Columbus, OH
- Area Operations Manager, Save the Children USA, Jopplin, MO
- Industry Analyst, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC
- Manager, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, OH
- Program Manager, Ohio Cooperative Development Center, Piketon, OH
- State Economist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA
- Budget Management Analyst, City of Columbus, Columbus, OH
2004
- Agricultural Marketing Specialist, US Department of Agriculture, Kansas City, MO
- Merchandiser/Trader, Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL
- Research Assistant, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Statistical Analyst, Victoria's Secrets, Columbus, OH
- Chief Financial Officer, Louiso Trucking, Batavia, OH
- Economist, Informa Economics, Memphis, TN
- Economist, The Kroger Co., Columbus, OH
- Loan Officer, Security National Bank, Springfield, OH
- PhD Student, Colorado State University, For Collins, CO
- Project Manager Assistant, Alexander Von Humboldt Research Institute, Bogota, Colombia
- Research Associate, Community Research Partners, Columbus, OH
- Financial Analyst, Partnership Financial, LLC, Grove City, OH
- PhD Student, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Consultant, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome, Italy
- Extension Agent, Michigan Farm Service Agency, East Lansing, MI