Results of a 2009 Survey of Emory Economics Department Alumni
Graduate (Professional) Education
Table 1. Breakdown of graduate school plans by graduate school field.
Graduate school field
Are in or have
Plan to go to graduate
completed graduate school sometime in
school
the future
Percent
Economics
Business
9
45
6
54
7.2%
47.8%
Medical
Public Health/Health Care Administration
Law
Engineering
Education
Psychology/Social Work
Humanities
International politics
Political anthropology
Statistics
Uncertain
Total number of responses
18
4
35
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
121
3
4
7
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
6
86
10.1%
3.9%
20.3%
1.0%
2.4%
1.0%
1.4%
0.5%
0.5%
1.0%
2.9%
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Table 2.
Graduation
Year
Breakdown of graduate school plans by year of graduation.
Plan to go to Do not plan to go
Currently in
graduate school
to graduate
graduate school
in the future
school
No response
Totals
2007
2006
14
18
26
22
8
5
0
1
48
46
2005
2004
19
0
17
0
6
0
1
0
43
0
2003
2002
15
13
4
5
3
9
0
2
22
29
2001
2000
19
6
5
2
5
5
1
0
30
13
1999
1998
1997
Pre-1997
NR
12
8
1
0
0
120
0
1
0
0
0
79
4
3
0
2
1
50
0
2
0
0
0
7
16
14
1
2
1
265
Job Placement
Figure 1. Employment sector of the jobs held by currently employed respondents.
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Table 3. List of current employers with job titles. (Each dot represents a response.)
Name of employer
(r)evolution
accenture
Accenture
AccountNow, Inc.
ADP
Aetna, Inc.
Altius Associates
American Enterprise Institute
American Express
Arby's
AT&T
Atlanta VA Medical Center
Atlantic Coast Developers, LLC
Bain & Company
Bank of America
Barclays Capital
BBK Worldwide
Bey-Douglas LLC
Boston Consulting Group
Brunswick
C.H. Robinson
Cape Advisors, Inc.
Capmark Finance, Inc
CAST Management Consultants, Inc.
CB Richard Ellis
Citizens Trust Bank
Cohen & Steers
College of William and Mary
Congressional Quarterly
Cushman & Wakefield
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dekalb County Schools
Deloitte
Department of Justice
Occupation or job title
• Associate Consultant
• Management Consulting Analyst
• Consultant
• Director, New Market Initiatives
• Product Analyst
• Underwriting Consultant
• Financial Analyst, Partner
• Health Policy Research Assistant
• Financial Analyst
• Forecasting Analyst
• Account Manager
• Administrative Resident
• Development Director
• Senior Associate Consultant (2006)
• Associate Consultant (2007)
• Research Analyst: I Analyze Investment Managers (2005)
• Process Design Consultant (1999)
• Vice President, Senior Investment Grade Energy And Basic
Industries Analyst
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•
•
•
Associate
Consultant - LOA
VP Of Sales Operations & Customer Service
Transportation Sales
Real Estate Development - Financial Analyst
Real Estate Analyst
Title: Consultant; Occupation: Management Consultant to Financial
Institutions
Facility Manager
BSA Coordinator & Compliance Analyst
Investment Analyst
Assistant Professor of Economics
Senior Associate, Interactive Marketing
Senior Financial Analyst
Radiology Resident
8th Grade Math Teacher
Business Valuation, Associate (2001)
Management Consultant; Sr. Consultant (2002)
Mgt. Consultant, Sr. Consultant (2003)
Consulting/Consultant(2006)
Transfer Pricing Senior Analyst (2006)
Business Analyst (2007)
RA
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Name of employer
Department of the Interior/Office of
Surface Mining
Dermatology Consultants of Frisco, PA
Deutsche Bank
DLA Piper LLP (US)
drivetime
Echelon LLC
Eclipsys
Electronic Shipping Solutions
Emory Healthcare
Occupation or job title
• Economist
•
•
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•
Dermatologist
Investment Banking Managing Director
Attorney; Associate
Collector- Account Representative
Senior Manager
Business Planning Analyst
Vice President, Sales And Accounts
Medical Resident (2003)
Lab Assistant (2006)
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University, Goizueta Business
School
Emtec inc
Energetics, Inc.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
e-Rewards
Ernst & Young
•
•
Physician-Neurologist
Faculty Research, Research Coordinator
•
•
•
•
•
•
Project Asst.
Program/ Policy Analyst
Area Manager
Vice President Strategy
Consulting, Senior Consultant (2003)
Analyst (2007)
ERS Group/Div. of SourceCorp
FBR
Fidelity Investments
Financial Research Corporation
FNB Merchants
Freddie Mac
Freeman, Sullivan & Co
GasRock Capital LLC
GLG
Global Concepts, McKinsey and
Company
GoldenTree InSite Partners, LP
Goruck, LLC
Great Basin Institute
Grosvenor Capital Management
Gumley Haft Kleier
Halliburton
Harvard School of Public Health
Hewitt Associates
Highland Capital Management
HSBC
Humana
ICAP United Inc.
Insurance Recovery Group
Ipreo LLC
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
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•
Consultant/Research Economist
Relationship Manager
Retirement Investment Representative
Research Analyst
Banking, COO
Multifamily Sales Analysis; Production Analyst
Analyst for an Economic Consulting Firm in the Energy Industry
Financial Analyst
Senior Healthcare and Biomedical Sales Manager
Senior Analyst
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Private Equity - Associate
Founder
Field Technician
Associate - Arbitrage
Real Estate Broker
Account Representative
Research Assistant
Consultant
Senior Portfolio Analyst
Relationship Manager
Pharmacy Analyst
Commodities Broker, Senior Broker
Attorney
Financial Consultant- Analyst
Analyst
4
Name of employer
Jefferies & Co., Inc.
Johnson & Freedman, LLC
Jones Lang LaSalle
JP Morgan
Kforce
King & Spalding LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Lakeshore Benefit Group
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lavin, O'Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio
Leadersville Language Institute, South
Korea
Macy's
Macy's East
MAIA
Major Commercial Bank
Manheim - Cox Enterprises
Market Strategies International
Mayer Brown LLP
McCurdy & Candler, LLC
McKinsey & Company
Mediasmith
Medpace GmbH
Mercer
Mesirow Financial Consulting
Modular Space Corporation
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morgan Stanley
Muirfield Capital Management
Nestle USA
New York Restoration Project
Newstone Capital Partners
NexCen Brands
Occupation or job title
• Senior Research Associate
• Law Student - Law Clerk
• Director Of Research
• Private Client Services, Sales Assistant
• Finance And Accounting Recruiter; Market Manager
• Attorney
• Economics
• Senior Consultant/Partner
• Attorney
• Paralegal
• English Teacher
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NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases
•
Office of the State Attorney, Miami-Dade •
County, FL
Organization for International Investment •
Novartis, CIBA VISION
NR
Manager, Specialist Program
Associate Buyer
Real Estate Fund Manager, Project Manager
Director, Derivatives Sales
Associate - Finance/Business Strategy
Market Researcher: Research Manager in Technology Group
Attorney - Associate
Administrative Assistant
Consultant - Practice Expert (2002)
Consulting/Business Analyst (2003)
Senior Analyst (2007)
Media Buyer
Project Coordinator
Executive Benefits Consulting Analyst
Financial Consultant, Associate
Maintenance II
Research Assistant
Financial Services, Portfolio Associate
Analyst at Fund of Hedge Funds
Assoc Brand Manager
Development Manager
Investment Professional
Franchise Development; Director Of International Development Latin American & Caribbean
Associate Brand Manager
Research Assistant
Dentist
Assistant Professor
Treasury Manager
Associate Consultant
Physician - Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Assistant State Attorney
Policy Associate
5
Name of employer
Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.
PFM Asset Management LLC
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Porsche Cars North America, Inc
Post Foods
Previous employer: Bear Stearns
ProTen Realty Group
Prudential
Quantum Energy Partners
Raddon Financial Group
Raytheon Company
Republic of Korea Army
Restructuring Associates, Inc.
Rhino Trading Partners LLC
Richemont Korea Ltd.
Roberts & Holland LLP
Rydex Investments
Sanctuary for Families
Sapient Corporation
Self employed
Shinhan Securities
SMW Trading Co
Sodexo
Spanx
St. Lukes Hospital
State of Florida
State of Georgia
Stern College
Stone Point Capital
Surrex Solutions
Target MarkeTeam
The Atlanta EB5 Regional Center
The Brattle Group
The Church in Atlanta/Christians on
Campus
The Median Fund (Pty) Ltd. in Cape
Town, South Africa
three Atlanta
Tishman Speyer
Occupation or job title
• Associate Attorney
• Consultant in the Arbitrage Rebate Department (Determining
compliance with related Treasury regulations for municipal bonds)
• Attorney
• Manager, Dealer Business Development
• Associate Brand Manager
• Operations Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Investment Analyst
• Energy Private Equity Associate
• Market Research Analyst
• Systems Engineer
• Private
• Research Associate
• Sales Trader, VP of Trading
• Associate Merchandiser
• Associate Attorney
• Mutual Fund Accountant
• Non-Profit, Coordinator of Economic Empowerment Programs
• Consultant
• Poker Professional (1998)
• Own a Retail Store (2000)
• CEO of Consulting Company (2001)
• Management Consultant (2002)
• Developer/Contractor (2002)
• Freelance Engineer, Artist (2003)
• Poker Professional (2005)
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Commodities Trading Trainee
Senior Brand Manager
Direct Marketing Mgr
Physician
Legislative Affairs Director for the FL Agency for Health Care
Administration
Program Manager
Adjunct Professor - Psychology
Private Equity, Associate
Payroll Manager
Senior Account Executive
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Consultant; Associate
Faith-Based Non-Profit, Campus Coordinator
•
Business Development Officer
•
•
Advertising/Sr. Media Strategist
Private Equity Associate
6
Name of employer
Toll Brothers
Towers Perrin
Triage Consulting Group
Tulane University
Unilever
United HealthGroup
United States Air Force
University
University of Texas-Austin
UPS
US Navy
USDOJ - Antitrust Division
V. A. Medical Center
Vanderbilt University
Occupation or job title
• Real Estate Development Project Manager
• Associate
• Consultant; Senior Associate
• Medical Research Technician
• Associate Finance Manager
• Dental Network Controller
• Pilot
Villas Caribe
Vision Music
Vocalocity
Wachovia Securities
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Wells Fargo
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Willkie Farr and Gallagher
Wyndham Consumer Finance
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Assistant Professor, Marketing
Project Manager
Project Engineer
Trial Attorney
Resident
Program Coordinator Of Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt International
Office
Director Of Sales
Guitar Instructor
Controller
Investment Banking Analyst
Financial Analyst
AVP (1998)
Financial Analyst (2005)
Attorney
Financial Analyst
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