The go-getter: Q&A with alumna Rohini Hira (BA’82)
Rohini Hira jokes her first job after graduating from UBC was that of a drug dealer.
Grateful pursuit: Q&A with Douglas Clarke (BA’71)
A gap year travelling Europe led Douglas Clarke (BA71) to major in economics at the University of British Columbia.
Yael Boyd
Building up to your dream job 5th year Economics major Most recent co-op job: Policy Analyst, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Cultural Industries Film & Video Policy Team As a policy analyst for the Canadian Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Yael Boyd worked on policies to regulate film, television, and other cultural industries in Canada. […]
Roshni Pendse
Through her work terms in the Arts Co-op Program, Roshni Pendse has now seen the aviation industry from the inside out.
The academic: Q&A with Prof. Heather Sarsons (BA’11)
Heather Sarsons’ career in academia began as a proverbial example of Hickson’s “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.”
Career climber: Q&A with Saravie Brewer (MA ’10)
Saravie Brewer’s career combines her formal training in economics with her love of the outdoors.
Jason Huang (BIE ’18)
Jason Huang is a graduate student in computational finance at Carnegie Mellon University. He credits his economics education as helping him transition towards a career in quantitative finance.
Miquel Kishimoto (BIE ’18)
Miquel Kishimoto works as an analyst for Bloomberg L.P. in Tokyo, Japan. He says UBC has one of the best environments for learning economics.
Liza Akhvledziani (BIE ’18)
Liza Akhvledziani works as an analyst in mergers and acquisitions for Deloitte. Through her economics education, she says she learned how the modern world operates.
Varun Srivatsan (BIE ’18)
Varun Srivatsan is a research assistant at the Parlimentary Budget Office in Ottawa. He chose to enroll in BIE due in part to its direct-entry option.