Master’s Student Association

President

Esther Aladenika is a first-year master’s student. Esther’s academic interests are in Development Economics and Financial Economics, and she is the founder of Noble Airstar Charity Foundation, an NGO in Nigeria.

President

Zheng Wang is a first-year master’s student majoring in economics. Zheng is interested in econometrics, financial investment, and technology. He has been using data-driven techniques to manage investment portfolios for over seven years.

Vice-President of Research (Plan research/academic-related events)

Zhichun Chai is a first-year master’s student studying economics with a concentration in data science. Zhichun worked as a research assistant as an undergraduate in FAAS, China. Her academic interests include development & agricultural economics.

Vice-President of Marketing

Ruixin is a first-year MS in economics. She used to work as a minister of the College career support association in college. Assisted in job fairs and posted internship information and organized career services sessions.

Vice-President of Marketing

Elizabeth is a first-year MS in Economics student. She is a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship and has work experience in the public and private sectors, as well as with Non-Governmental Organizations.

Vice-President of Marketing

Vice-President of Events

Zach Findling is a plus-one student persuing a master’s in economics and a bachelor’s in Mathematical Economics to be completed in the Spring of 2024. Zach is interested in the public sector and developmental economics with a focus on urban space.

Inaugural Event

The inaugural event was 12:00 -12:30 PM on Monday, November 8. Linnea Basu, our senior Co-op coordinator of Economics was the guest speaker .

November 16, 12:00 pm ET

The meeting featured a brief introduction of Econometrics purpose including a review of key methods;

Monday, November 22 from 12:00 pm- 12:45 pm ET for

We heard from Fengmin Zhao, a research scientist at Harvard and DFCI, on career trajectories in data science,

February 22, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm ET

On Tuesday, February 22 from 11:30 am- 12:00 pm ET, Juliana Goulart Choi presented “How to Prepare for your Co-op Search.”. Juliana Goulart Choi, a recent graduate of our MS Program, will share her co-op journey which includes working at ScotiaBank.

Wednesday, March 2 from 12:00 — 12:30 pm ET

Please join us Wednesday, March 2 from 12:00 — 12:30 pm ET for Co-op Experience in the Insurance Industry with Shuyuan Zhou. Shuyuan Zhou, a recent graduate of our MS Program, is an Actuarial Analyst at Homesite Insurance.

Friday, April 22 at 2:30 ET

All NU students are invited to a tech talk in Northeastern Seattle and via Zoom, from Richard Johnston, Principal Data Science Manager at Microsoft. on Friday, April 22 at 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET/ 11:00 am – 12:30 PT Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3rFfZ

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