Ph.D. Job Placements

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 Aurthur 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 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  
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