Alumni
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What have our Alumni done with their degrees?
Graduation Year: 2022
Callum Goulet-Kilgour
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Current Position: MPhil in Economics Student
Organization: University of Oxford
Country: United Kingdom
Aidan Romanow-Bear
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, University of Toronto
Current Position: PhD Student in Economics
Organization: University of British Columbia
Country: Canada
Graduation Year: 2021
Liam Loeb
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Current Position: Law Student
Organization: University of Toronto
Country: Canada
Graduation Year: 2018
Kiernan Gange
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, UBC
Current Position: Lead Economist
Organization: Inference Economics
Country: Canada
Graduation Year: 2015
Justine Isaac
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA 4-year (EFIN)
Current Position: Associate Manager, Investment Compliance
Organization: Canada Life
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: I graduated in October 2015 with a BA in Economics and Finance. I have always been passionate about economics and the economics department guided me in selecting the EFIN program. My professors were exceptional and their classes were very enjoyable and engaging. The small intimate class size was a perk as I was able to excel as well as build good relationships with some of my professors who are still my mentors even today. The EFIN program provided me with a solid foundation to successfully complete the CFA level 1. I would recommend this program to anyone interested in pursuing a career in economics or finance.
Graduation Year: 2013
Josh Fineblit
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Current Position: Law Student
Organization: University of Toronto
Country: Canada
Gavin Kaisaris
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, Carleton University
Current Position: Policy Analyst
Organization: Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Country: Canada
Michael Kurtas
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA 4-year (EFIN)
Other Qualifications: CFA Charterholder
Current Position: Senior Investment Analyst
Organization: Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: The EFIN program at the University of Winnipeg provided me with a strong foundation in economics, finance, and accounting. The program positioned me to pursue the CFA charter and a career in the investment industry.
Claire Landin
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, UBC
Current Position: Economist (Internship)
Organization: Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Country: Canada
Lyndon Wiebe
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, Carleton University
Current Position: Analyst
Organization: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: I feel that completing the Honours Degree at the University of Winnipeg prepared me extremely well to enter an MA program. The openness of the Economics Department at the U of W really aided my studies and is a characteristic you may not find at many other universities.
Fan Yang
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: Honours
Other Qualifications: BA 3 Year
Current Position: Masters Student
Organization: University of Carleton
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: I want to thank the department of Economics at the University of Winnipeg. I not only got the best education from the Economics department, but also got on very well with the professors. They are helpful on both academic study and daily life. I, as an international student, felt at home in Canada.
Graduation Year: 2011
Xiaoyi Sun
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA 4-year
Other Qualifications: MA in Financial Management, University of Alberta
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: I used to work at the Bank of Nova Scotia from September 2011 to March 2014 as a Senior Personal Banking Officer. Now I'm preparing to enter the University of Alberta School of Business for master education in Fall 2014.
Graduation Year: 2010
Minet Prinsloo
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: MA in Economics, University of British Columbia
Current Position: Senior Economist
Organization: Natural Resources Canada
Country: Canada
Additional Comments: After graduating from the BA (Honours) Economics program in 2010, Minet pursued a Masters degree in Economics at the University of British Columbia and has worked as an economist in the federal government. She credits the excellent faculty and teaching in the UWinnipeg Economics department for inspiring her education path and setting her up for a successful career. “Economics is more than just the technical knowledge. It provides you with frameworks and a broad toolbox of skills such as analytical and critical thinking, quantitative analysis and synthesizing complex information”. After studying, Minet joined the Government of Canada through the Advanced Policy Analysts Program to learn more about government policies and how government works. She worked as an analyst on financial regulation at the Department of Finance, researched manufacturing policy issues at Industry Canada, and supported government decision-making on social and economic issues at the Pricy Council Office and Treasury Board Secretariat. Currently, Minet is a Senior Economist at Natural Resources Canada where she analyzes the economic environment and policy issues relevant to Canada’s forest sector.
Graduation Year: 2008
Hidenori Takahashi
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: M.A. in Economics, University of Toronto (2009); Ph.D. in Economics, University of Toronto (2014 expected)
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate
Organization: University of Toronto, Department of Economics
Country: Canada
Graduation Year: 1999
Karen Buhr
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA (Honours)
Other Qualifications: Ph.D. in Economics (Carleton University); M.A. in Economics (Queens University)
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University Mont Alto
Graduation Year: 1992
Arash Abizadeh
Degree Received at UWinnipeg: BA Honours (Econ & Poli Sci)
Other Qualifications: MPhil politics (Oxford); PhD political science (Harvard)
Current Position: Associate Professor
Organization: McGill
Country: Canada