Ph.D. dissertation supervisor or co-advisor
1. Rahsan Akbulut (2005/06) Academic Director, MBA for Professionals & Managers Program, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and Associate Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business (original placement Acting Assistant Professor, Pomona College).
2. Nathaniel Arnold (2010/11) Economist, International Monetary Fund.
3. Yu Cao (2019/20) Research economist, The World Bank, East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Research Center based in the Malaysia office.
4. Kaiji Chen (2005/06) Associate Professor, Emory University (original placement post-doctoral scholar, University of Oslo 2005/06).
5. Yukun Ding (2022/23, pending) International Monetary Fund E.P.
6. Arian Farshbaf (2011/12) Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Economics, Saint Mary’s College (original
placement Acting Assistant Professor, Westminster College).
7. Rahul Giri (2007/08) Senior economist, IMF (original placement Assistant Professor, Centro de Investigación Económica (CIE) Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM))
8. Weizhao Huang 2021/22-
9. Dongwook Kim (2021/22) Economist, Bank of Korea.
10. Chetan Subramanian (2001/02) Professor, Indian Institute of Management (original placement Assistant Professor at
SUNY Buffalo, tenured Associate subsequently).
11. Fatou Kine Thioune 2020/21-
12. Murat Ungor (2010/11) Assistant Professor, University of Otaga, NZ (original placement Economist, Central Bank
of Turkey).
13. Rubina Verma (2007/08) Associate Teaching Professor, Georgetown University (original
placement Assistant Professor, Business School, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM))).
14. Zhou Yu (2020/21) Fixed Income Strategy Researcher at Fullgoal Fund.
Selected Ph.D. guidance and dissertation committee member
15. Kanika Aggarwal (2019/20) (Dissertation Committee), Assistant Professor, Bennett University (original placement,
consultant, United Nations Development Program).
16. Marialena Athanasapoulos (2008/09) (Guidance Committee), Senior Economist at
European Stability Mechanism (original placement Economist, IMF).
17. Asiye Aydilek (2008/09) (Guidance Committee), Associate Professor at Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait.
18. Joe Bruesalis (ABD) (Dissertation Committee, PEPP), Principal and Chief Economist at RSM US LLC, Board advisor
UCLA Anderson School Forecast. Member Wall Street Journal forecast panel (original placement Chief US economist,
IDEA global, 2005/06).
19. Francesca Carriera (1998/99) (Guidance Committee), original placement and now tenured Associate Professor, at Faculty of Management, McGill University.
20. Jihad Dagher (2008/09) (Dissertation Committee), International Monetary Fund Research Department (original
placement Economist, IMF).
21. Okan Eren (2010/11) (Guidance Committee), Economist at the Central Bank of Republic of Turkey.
22. Juan Torres Espinosa (2022/23, pending) (Guidance Committee), Analysis Group.
23. Victor Gastanaga (1999/2000) (Dissertation Committee), Amgen Inc.
24. Bada Han (2020/21) (Dissertation Committee), Bank of Korea.
25. Bahar Kartalkiklar (2016/17) (Dissertation Committee), Director of Research, Moodys Analytics (original placement
Assistant Director, Senior Financial Quantitative Economist at Moodys Analytics).
26. Dario Laudati (Dissertation Committee), 2020/21-
27. Chang Li (Guidance Committee), 2022/23-
28. Pouyan Mashayek (2005/06) (Guidance Committee), Senior Director, consumer credit analytics, at Moody’s Analytics,
(original placement quantitative analyst, Countrywide Mortgage Bank).
29. Hong Pang (2010/11) (Dissertation Committee, Politics and International Relations), Assistant Professor, Utah Valley
University (?).
30. Minwoo Park (2019/20) (Dissertation Committee), Assistant professor, National Chengchi University.
31. Lalita Ramesh (1996/97) (Dissertation Committee), original placement Milken Institute.
32. Sunanda Roy (2002/03) (Guidance Committee), Lecturer Iowa State University (original placement visiting Assistant
Professor, Texas A&M).
33. Heajin Ryoo (2003/04) (Dissertation Committee), lecturer, La Trobe University.
34. Oda Takemasa (2013/14) (Guidance Committee), original placement Bank of Japan.
35. Weining Xin (2019/20) (Dissertation Committee), Economist IMF.
36. Chengyu Yang (2005/06) (Dissertation Committee), Professor at Beijing Normal University (original placement Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida).
37. Hongchun Zhao (2011/12) (Guidance Committee), original placement Assistant Professor Huazhong University of
Science and Technology.
Selected undergraduate and Masters supervision (thesis)
1. Nat Apihunhyat (MA/BA thesis), 1997/98
2. Dylan Depuy (Honors thesis), completed fall 2022 (pre-med)
3. Timothy Doede (Honors thesis), Principal, Fairhills Capital Management LLC (original placement University of Chicago Ph.D program, 1995/96)
4. Yang Dou (Honors thesis), 2011/12;
5. Guoyou (Zachary) Guan (Honors thesis), pending spring 2023
6. Ka Man Yiu (Honors Thesis), 2010/11
7. Ayisha Zaman M.D. (Honors thesis), Founder, Diamond Body, (original placement PhD program, Columbia University,
1997/98)
Selected undergraduate and Masters supervision (non-thesis)
1. Andrew Carlos (BA Honors), 2015/16
2. Zachary Guan (Provost’s summer 2022 and spring 2023 research fellowship advisor), 2021-2023
3. Rishabh Jindal (BA), 2016/17 (supervised 20 hours/week research assistance)
4. Kabir Kang (BA), 2012/13
5. Armen Kiramijyan (MA), 2007/08
6. Gabriel Orozco (MA), 1996/97
7. Astha Ranjan (BA), 2016/17
8. Christina Robles (BA), 2013/14
9. Ruben Sislyan (BA), 2007/08
10. Jiaxi Tan (BA), 2017 - 2018 (supervised 20 hours/week research assistance, initial placement PhD program University of
Minnesota)
11. Bhavna Tejwani (MA), 2011/12
12. Mateu Vilakazi (BA), 2019/20
13. Gon Yun (BA), 2011/12