Ph.D. Job Placements by Year
Ph.D. placements, 2025
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Butcher | Assistant Professor | University of Southern Indiana | Lee Schulz |
| Rwit Chakravorty | Research Assistant Professor | North Dakota State University | David Hennessy and Hongli Feng |
| Shinyoung Kim | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Texas Tech University | Otávio Bartalotti and Brent Kreider |
| Angelos Lagoudakis | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Iowa State University | Dermot Hayes and Elizabeth Hoffman |
| Ganna Prykhodko | Assistant Professor | Loras College | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Xiaolan Wan | Senior Analyst | Citibank | Dermot Hayes and Wendong Zhang |
| Byoungmin Yu | Post-Doctoral Associate | University of Florida | Donghyuk Kim |
| Yue Zhao | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Iowa State University | David Hennessy |
Ph.D. placements, 2024
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xuche Gong | Assistant Professor | Mississippi State University | David Hennessy and Hongli Feng |
| Sriparna Goswami | Economist | Amazon Japan | Donghyuk Kim |
| Jake Smith | Assistant Professor | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | GianCarlo Moschini |
| Levi Soborowicz | Postdoctoral Fellow | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Donghyuk Kim |
| Tugba Somuncu | Teaching Assistant Professor | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Brent Kreider and Gary Lyn |
| Kyubin Yim | Research Fellow | Institute for Democracy (Korea) | Elizabeth Hoffman |
Ph.D. placements, 2023
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunwon Ahn | Associate Research Fellow | Korea Labor Institute | Peter Orazem and John Winters |
| Kyunghoon Ban | Assistant Professor | Rochester Institute of Technology | Désiré Kédagni and Sergio Lence |
| Eseul Choi | Economist | Bank of Korea | Quinn Weninger |
| Huanping Fan | Senior Analyst | Citibank | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Wenran Fan | Post-Doctoral Associate | Duke University - Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity | John Crespi and Wendong Zhang |
| Xiaoyin Li | Post-Doctoral Fellow | West Virginia University- Regional Research Institute | John Winters |
| Dinesh Poddaturi | Economist | Digonex – Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC | Lee Schulz and Chad Hart |
| Christopher Pudenz | Economics and Research Manager - Economist | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation | Lee Schulz |
| Xiaorui Qu | Xing Nong Young Fellow (Assistant Professor) | China Agricultural University - College of Economics and Management | Dermot Hayes |
| Hannah Wich | Assistant Professor | Stephen F. Austin State University | Katherine Harris-Lagoudakis and Brent Kreider |
| Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn | Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Iowa State University | Chad Hart |
Ph.D. placements, 2022
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Acerenza | Assistant Professor | Universidad ORT Uruguay - Department of Economics | Desire Kedagni, Otavio Bartalotti |
| Alfred Arthur | Quantitative Analytic Specialist - Corporate Model Risk Group | Wells Fargo | Peter F. Orazem |
| Nieyan Cheng | Assistant Professor | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Wendong Zhang |
| Xi He (Post-doc) | Assistant Professor | Virginia Tech - Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics | Wendong Zhang, Dermot Hayes |
| Md. Javed Hossain | Assistant Professor | North South University Bangladesh - Department of Economics | Rajesh Singh |
| Min Kyong Kim | Visiting Assistant Professor | Trinity University | Joydeep Bhattacharya |
| Jiwon Lee | Economist | Bank of Korea | Lee Schulz, Elizabeth Hoffman |
| Jun Yeong Lee | Associate Research Fellow | Korea Energy Economics Institute | Peter F. Orazem |
| Liyuan Ma | Assistant Vice President of Credit & Obligor Risk Analytics | Citibank | Peter F. Orazem |
| Miracle Rose Toppar | Assistant Professor | Ripon College - Department of Economics and Business Management | Besty Hoffman, Alejandro Plastina |
Ph.D. placements, 2021
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Chandra | Economist | Amazon | GianCarlo Moschini, Gabriel E. Lade |
| Chen-Ti Chen | Postdoctoral Associate | Cornell University (Dyson School of Applied Economics) | John M. Crespi, Gabriel E. Lade |
| Seung Jin Cho | Associate Research Fellow | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy | Brent Kreider |
| Anni Isojaervi | Economist | Federal Reserve Board, Division of Financial Stability | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Gyu Hyun Kim | Associate Research Fellow | Korea Energy Economics Institute | Sergio Lence, Edward Balistreri |
| Seungki Lee | Assistant Professor | The Ohio State University (Dept. Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics) | GianCarlo Moschini |
| Haoran Li | Assistant Professor | School of Applied Economics at Renmin University of China | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Qing Liu | Assistant Professor | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | Joydeep Bhattacharya |
| Chenzi Lv | Senior Quantitative Analyst | TD Bank | Dermot Hayes |
| Liyuan Ma | Postdoctoral Economist | Iowa State University | Peter F. Orazem |
| Zachary Martin | Postdoctoral Lecturer | University of Nevada - Reno | Brent Kreider |
| Sangho Shin | Economist | Bank of Korea, Economic Research Institute | E. Kwan Choi, Edward Balistreri |
| Sriramjee Singh | Data Scientist | Walmart | Dermot Hayes |
| Sandip Sureka | Visiting Assistant Professor | Cornell College | Peter Orazem, Brent Kreider |
| Xibo Wan | Postdoctoral Fellow | MIT (Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research - CEEPR) | Wendong Zhang, David Keiser |
Ph.D. placements, 2020
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sher Afghan Asad | Assistant Professor | Economics Department - Lahore University of Management Sciences | Joydeep Bhattacharya |
| Ahmed Aziz | Lecturer | School of Business and Economics - Algoma University, Canada | Brent Kreider |
| Jia Cao | Lecturer (Assistant Professor) | Renmin University of China, School of Applied Economics | Elizabeth Hoffman, Joshua Rosenbloom |
| Yulong Chen | Assistant Professor | Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing) | Peter Orazem |
| Kevin Duncan | Economist | Federal Housing Finance Agency - Credit Risk Modelling Group | Helle Bunzel, Otavio Bartalotti |
| Mohammad Hasan | Assistant Professor | Doane University | Rajesh Singh |
| Ming Jin | Capital Market Analyst | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Chad Hart |
| Niklaus Julius | Health care Economist | The Lewin Group | Helle Bunzel, Otavio Bartalotti |
| Xiaogang Li | Assistant Vice President (Model Validation) | Citibank, N.A., New York City | Sergio Lence, Gary Lyn |
| Jingjing Luo | Model Validation Senior Analyst | Citibank N.A. | Giancarlo Moschini |
| Wendiam Sawadgo | Assistant Professor | Auburn University | Alejandro Plastina, Wendong Zhang |
| Shirui Wang | Economist | Kwai Inc. | Elizabeth Hoffman, Zhengdao Wang (CPR E) |
| Tianyang Zhang | Assistant Professor | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | Sergio Lence, Alex Zhylyevskyy |
Ph.D. placements, 2019
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somenath Bera | Senior Data Analyst Fraud Strategy | Discover Financial Services | Quinn Weninger, Joydeep Bhattacharya |
| Sicheng He | Assistant Professor | School of Finance at Nankai University | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Shaobai Jiang | Research Scientist | Lyft | Brent Kreider |
| Jae Hyoung Kim | Postdoc (Wallenberg Postdoc) | Stockholm School of Economics | Peter Orazem, James Brown |
| Pichittra Prapassornmanu | Economics Lecturer (Tenure-track) | Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand | Rajesh Singh |
| Jiaoting Shi | Visiting Assistant Professor | Connecticut College | Rajesh Singh |
| Qiong Wu | Model Analyzing/Validation Senior Manager | Citi Group, Manhattan, New York | Sergio Lence, Rajesh Singh |
| Zhongzheng Zhou | Alex Zhylyevskyy |
Ph.D. placements, 2018
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major Professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yun Chang | Capital Market Analyst II | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Wallace Huffman |
| Xiangou Deng | Postdoc | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Beijing | David Frankel |
| Yang He | Senior QA Analyst | Freddie Mac | Otavio Bartalotti, Brent Kreider |
| Zehui Jiang | Senior Risk Analyst | Discover Financial Services | Dermot Hayes |
| Katherine Lacy | Lecturer | University of Nevada, Reno | Wallace Huffman, Peter Orazem |
| Xianjun Qiu | David Keiser |
Ph.D. placements, 2017
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandip Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research | Quinn Weninger |
| Gaurav Arora | Assistant Professor | Indraprastha Institute, New Delhi | David Hennessy, Peter Wolter |
| Shufen Chen | Market Risk Analyst | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Bruce Babcock, Sebastien Pouliot |
| Yoonho Choi | Assistant Professor | Simpson College | Eun Kwan Choi, Rajesh Singh |
| Xiaoguang Feng | Risk Analyst | TransAmerica | Dermot Hayes |
| Md. Zabid Iqbal | Research Associate | Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies | Bruce Babcock |
| Hyunseok Kim | Associate Fellow | Korea Development Institute | GianCarlo Moschini |
| Ziran Li | Assistant Professor | Southwest University of Finance and Economics | Dermot Hayes, Keri Jacobs |
| Kevin Meyer | Assistant Professor | Saginaw Valley State University | David Keiser, Catherine Kling |
| Timothy Rakitan | Visiting Faculty | Valparaiso University | John Miranowski, Peter Orazem |
| Qianrong Wu | Data Scientist | Stubhub/Ebay | Dermot Hayes, Lee Schulz |
| Wenwen Xi | Model Risk Analyst | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Dermot Hayes, Sergio Lence |
Ph.D. placements, 2016
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Jimena Gonzalez Ramirez | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance | Manhattan College | Catherine Kling |
| Chao Li | Capital Markets Analyst | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Dermot Hayes |
| Kenneth Liao | Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics | Oberlin College | Sebastien Pouliot |
| Pan Liu | Assistant Professor | Beijing Normal University | Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel |
| Zhixia (Summer) Ma | Economist | Agricultural Bank of China | Rajesh Singh |
| Edward Perry | Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics | Kansas State University | David Hennessy, GianCarlo Moschini |
| Soumyadip Roy | Senior Associate | Discover Financial Services | GianCarlo Moschini, Peter Orazem |
| Jae-Hoon Sung | Research Fellow | Korean Rural Economics Institute | John Miranowski, Sebastien Pouliot |
| Jun Xiang | Senior Associate | Discover Financial Services | Sergio Lence |
| Xiaohong Zhu | Capital Market Analyst II | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Bruce Babcock |
Ph.D. placements, 2015
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Clancy | Agricultural Economist | Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | GianCarlo Moschini |
| Zizhen Guo | Assistant Professor | Wuhan University, China | Wallace Huffman |
| Deung-yong Heo | Associate Research Fellow | Korea Institute of Local Finance | Leigh Tesfatsion |
| Mainul Hoque | Research Fellow | Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies | Catherine Kling, Peter Orazem |
| Michael Hudak | Economist | Bureau of Labor Statistics | Bruce Babcock |
| Younjun Kim | Post-doctoral Fellow | Department of Economics, University of Nebraska | Peter Orazem, Tanya Rosenblat |
| Lisha Li | Model Risk Analyst | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Chad Hart, Dermot Hayes |
| Xiying Liu | Assistant Professor | Wuhan University, China | Juan Carlos Cordoba |
| Jonathan McFadden | Agricultural Economist | Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | Wallace Huffman, John Miranowski |
| Yixing Peng | Capital Market Analyst II | Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines | Bruce Babcock |
| Dong-jin Pyo | Financial Economist | Financial Supervisory Service, South Korea | Leigh Tesfatsion |
| Matthew Simpson | Post-doctoral Fellow | Department of Statistics, University of Missouri | Gray Calhoun, Jarad Niemi |
| Jinzhi Xiao | Operational Risk Modeling Analyst | Santander Bank | Sergio Lence, Chad Hart |
| Anwen Yin | Assistant Professor | Texas A&M International University | Helle Bunzel, Gray Calhoun |
| Wei Zhou | Risk Analyst | Transamerica Life Insurance Company | Bruce Babcock |
Ph.D. placements, 2014
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiaqi Ge | Social System Simulation Modeler | James Hutton Institute, Scotland | Leigh Tesfatsion |
| Hocheol Jeon | Post-doctoral Fellow | Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University | Joseph Herriges |
| Miyoung Oh | Visiting Assistant Professor | Simpson College | Helen Jensen |
| Ekaterina Sinitskaya | Post-doctoral Scholar | Stanford University | Leigh Tesfatsion |
| Donggyu Yi | Associate Fellow | Korea Institute of Public Finance | Joseph Herriges |
Ph.D. placements, 2013
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tushi Baul | Visiting Assistant Research Professor | New York University – Abu Dhabi | Tanya Rosenblat |
| Yan Guo | Unknown | Harvey Lapan | |
| Yongjie Ji | Post-doctoral Fellow | Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University | James Bushnell, Joseph Herriges |
| Hailong Jin | Lecturer | Texas A&M – Kingsville | Kwan Choi |
| Murali Kuchibhotla | IR Analyst | Brandeis University | Peter Orazem |
| Yuan Li | Senior Statistical Consultant | T-Mobile | John Beghin |
| Juan Murguia | Assistant Professor | Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University | David Hennessy, Sergio Lence, Markus Mobius |
| Jessica Schuring | Assistant Professor | Central College | Wallace Huffman |
| Adriana Valcu | Post-doctoral Fellow | Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University | Catherine Kling |
| Qiqi Wang | Assistant Professor | Research Center for Games and Economic Behavior, Shandong University, China | Markus Mobius, Tanya Rosenblat |
| Fanzheng Yang | Assistant Professor | Central University of Finance and Economics, China | Tanya Rosenblat |
| Hai-Lan Yang | Associate Researcher | Taiwan Institute of Economic Research | Harvey Lapan |
Ph.D. placements, 2012
| Name | Position title | Employer | Major professor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranojoy Basu | Research Associate | College of Engineering, Iowa State University | Joydeep Bhattacharya, Ananda Weerasinghe |
| In Soo Cho | Visiting Assistant Professor | St. Lawrence Univeristy | Peter Orazem |
| Jingbo Cui | Post-doctoral Fellow | Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University | Harvey Lapan, GianCarlo Moschini |
| Ying Huang | Assistant Professor | Renmin University, China | Wallace Huffman, Peter Orazem |
| Yu Jin | Assistant Professor | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China | David Frankel |
| Nathan Kauffman | Economist | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Omaha branch) | Dermot Hayes |
| Ruiqing Miao | Post-doctoral Research Associate in Bioenergy | Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois | David Hennessy |
| Zhen Miao | Modelling team member | EMC Insurance | John Beghin, Helen Jensen |
| Hang Qian | Econometric Engineer | Mathworks | Brent Kreider |
| Jeremiah Richey | Assistant Professor | Kyungpook National University, Korea | Brent Kreider |
| Juan Francisco Rosas-Perez | Post-doctoral Fellow | Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University | Dermot Hayes |
| Alicia Rosburg | Assistant Professor | University of Northern Iowa | John Miranowski |
| Abhishek Somani | Scientist III (Smart Grid Energy Analyst) | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Leigh Tesfatsion |
| Tong Wang | Post-doctoral Research Associate in Bioenergy | Texas Agrilite Research, Texas A&M University | David Hennessy |
| Bo Xiong | Post-doctoral Fellow | Agricultural Issues Center, University of California – Davis | John Beghin |
| Zheng Xu | Post-doctoral Fellow | Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina | Song Xi Chen, David Hennessy |