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Mahd Malik

Economics, BS and MS

Graduating in 2026

Mahd Malik ’26 is pursuing a BS and MS in Economics through the PlusOne program at CSSH. Throughout high school, he was interested in the ways economies grow, why markets fail, and how policies affect people’s lives. After spending two years at Penn State University, his interest in experiential education led him to Northeastern. From classes to internships to his senior thesis, Mahd is paving his own unique way through CSSH. 

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Mahd’s Path

Mahd took an internship at the private equity and venture capital firm Milebreaker Partners. He continued working there after the internship ended, learning to balance professional and academic workloads.

Milebreaker Partners

At the Alexander Hamilton Society, Mahd discusses foreign policy, as well as content from undergrad and master's classes, and how to apply those learnings in the real world.

Alexander Hamilton Society

In “Macroeconomic Theory” with Professor Veysel Ulusoy, Mahd learned about different ways to assess macroeconomic dynamics during Fall 2024.

Professor Veysel Ulusoy
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Mahd joined, and still participates in, the Northeastern Investment Banking Group. His current focus is how tariffs affect indices in the U.S.

NIBG

In Spring 2025, he took a Masters level course, Comparative Economics with Professor Madhavi Venkatesan, where he learned to look at macroeconomic growth and development through a different lens.

Professor Madhavi Venkatesan
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Mahd is currently applying his knowledge from CSSH to his senior thesis, entitled Trade Protectionism and Its Effect on The US Indices. In it, he uses quantitative data to explain current events.

Mahd speaking

After graduating, Mahd hopes to break into the finance, consulting, or the defense sector, where he can apply his background in economics, research, and strategy while growing his career.

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“Getting my degree at CSSH has allowed me to explore and learn more about all the things I truly love, from economics and policy to the broader connections between society and global issues. The college’s focus on interdisciplinary learning and critical thinking has made my education especially meaningful, giving me the tools to study what excites me most while preparing for future opportunities.”  

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Charles T. Wallace-Thomas IV

  • Charles took "Sustainable Renewable Energy Development in the Global South" with Professor Shalanda Baker, which pushed him to further question systems as they exist, no matter their entrenched in society.
  • He did community service as part of the Ujima Global Leaders Program through the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute. He worked on the Timebank team, helping give back to local communities.
  • Charles split his time for his first co-op between the Center for Economic Democracy and the Boston Ujima Project, where he analyzed studies on community needs, including infrastructure and childcare.
  • He was one of the co-creators of the #BlackAtNU campaign and advocated for racial literacy courses and a restorative and transformative justice center on campus.
  • Charles made his own research project- a macroeconomic index to measure democratic participation in municipal economies, partnering with NU, the Columbus Foundation and the Center for Economic Democracy.
  • He worked at the Participatory Budgeting Project as a Program Associate, helping city systems and other organizations actively decide how to invest money across different spaces.
  • Charles graduated in 2022. ..

Casey Greenleaf

  • Casey took Global Markets and Local Cultures. After traveling, she better saw how the coursework mirrored real life, and knew her education was preparing her for the world.
  • She went on a DOC to Argentina and Uruguay, and become highly proficient while living in Buenos Aires and visiting the glaciers of the Patagonia region.
  • Casey completed her first co-op at the Museum of Fine Arts as a community arts program assistant. She gained valuable hands-on experience assisting in arts classes for local communities.
  • She joined the Sociology & Anthropology Student Association during her third year. It allowed her to get to know her fellow students and mirrored the small school experience she loved.
  • Casey studied abroad in Nepal for her capstone thesis. She lived alone for a month while she researched and wrote about the lived experience of climate change in the lower Himalayas.
  • She worked for the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, founded by Professor Sarah Wylie. She produced promotional videos, developed a virtual research event, wrote event programming, and more.
  • Casey graduated in 2020. ..

Sunita Pfitzner

  • Sunita took Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection, taught by Professor Risa Kitagawa. The course invited students to question the motives behind acts of violence against governments.
  • She traveled on a Dialogue of Civilizations to Jordan and Egypt; while there she grew interested in Middle East politics and the Arabic language.
  • Sunita worked at the Institute for Economics and Peace in Sydney, Australia, where she analyzed data on the corruption of police forces in Mexico.
  • Sunita was a member of the International Relations Council and traveled abroad with the club to compete in Model Arab League, Model NATO, and Model UN conferences.
  • Sunita conducted research with Berna Turam, developing a greater understanding of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. She also researched the feminist response to Covid-19 with Val Moghadam.
  • She graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2022.
  • ..
Northeastern student Yasser Aponte works at The Food Project to help deliver fresh food to local communities in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Yasser Aponte

  • Yasser was in the Foundation Year program at Northeastern. The program was a rigorous deep dive into core subject classes that helped Yasser bridge the gap between his high school and college experiences.
  • He took Issues in Cities and Suburbs with Professor Erin Graves in Fall 2018. As someone deeply invested in urban life, he found the course was an enlightened look at the problems endemic to cities.
  • Yasser joined the Boston Beer Company as a Program Operations and Event Assistant for his first co-op. He worked on inventory, public relations, brewery events, and workspace organization.
  • He implemented community gardens all over Boston on deserted plots of land during his time as the Northeastern Campus Director for the campus’ United Nations Millennium Fellowship.
  • Yasser maintained a farm in Dorchester for The Food Project. He harvested crops, distributed produce through donations and food markets, and worked on overall logistics.
  • In 2020, Yasser won the Community Service Leadership award, given to students who show exemplary community engagement. He was recognized for his work at The Food Project, Northeastern Crossing, and more.
  • He graduated 2022 with his Bachelor’s in International Affairs and Religious Studies and his Master’s in Security and Resilience Studies, through Northeastern’s PlusOne program...