The evaluator: Beth Garner (MA ’05)
UBC alumna Beth Garner (MA’05) worked with the City of Surrey on the Mayor’s Task Force on Gang Violence Prevention.
Legal smarts: Q&A with David Smart (BA’ 82, LLB ’85)
David Smart has a name befitting of his profession. The double alumnus (BA ’82, LLB ’85) works as a lawyer in Richmond.
The expert witness: Lauren Stiroh (MA ’91)
Lauren Stiroh’s experience as an expert witness in court is much different from what most T.V. viewers have become accustomed to watching.
Hypothesizing disaster: Verne Loose (PhD ’78)
UBC alumnus Verne Loose spent the latter part of his career analyzing the economic and social impacts of hypothetical disasters for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Working for a cleaner future: Q&A with Susan Koch (BA ‘82)
It’s been a while since Susan Koch was a student at UBC, but people on campus can still catch a glimpse of her whizzing by on her bicycle from time to time.
A career in consulting: Q&A with Sylvie Lefebvre (BA ’80, MBA ‘84)
Sylvie Lefebvre has had a hand in shaping the daily commute of many Vancouverites, although most wouldn’t know it.
An observer of leadership: Dominic Barton (BA ’84, LLD ’12)
As global managing partner of McKinsey & Company, the world’s premier management consultancy, Dominic Barton is uniquely positioned to identify the qualities that make a great leader.
Cristina Blanco Iglesias (BIE ’17)
Cristina Iglesias is an economist with the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, a non-profit organization in Ottawa. She values that UBC provides plenty of opportunities to engage in meaningful learning experiences inside and outside the classroom.
Parin Shah (BIE ’17)
Parin Shah is a technology consultant at KPMG Vancouver. His international economics degree has given him the ability to understand multiple perspectives while working on a problem.
Beth Li (BIE ’17)
Beth Li is pursuing a juris doctor degree at the University of Toronto. She worked as a Peer Academic Advisor for fellow BIE students, and values the economic analysis skills she learned during her degree.