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Economics
Imani

Imani

MBA candidateBusiness

Education

  1. Cornell University

    MBAMaster of Busin...TBD

    Business

  2. University of the Incarnate Word

    BBABachelor of Bus...

    Business

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

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Ryan

Ryan

JD candidateLaw

Education

  1. Duke University

    JDJuris DoctorateTBD

    Law

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    BSBachelor of Sci...2023

    Finance

Expertise

Business, Law, Finance

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Thor

Thor

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. University of Washington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Economics

  2. University of Washington

    MAMaster of Arts2017

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

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Nathan

Nathan

PhD candidatePolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Political Science

  2. Georgetown University

    MPPMaster of Publi...2024

    Public Policy

Expertise

Political Science; public policy; environmental policy

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Caroline

Caroline

MAAnthropology

Education

  1. New York University

    MAMaster of Arts

    Anthropology

  2. Smith College

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Music

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration...

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Aldis

Aldis

PhDManagement

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Management

  2. Harvard University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Environmental Science

Expertise

public speaking, statistics, data science, R, violin, fashion design and clothes making, podcast...

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Aaron

Aaron

MBABusiness

Education

  1. Boston College

    MBAMaster of Busin...2023

    Business

  2. Brown University

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Business

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project...

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Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidateComputer Sci...

Education

  1. EPFL - EPF Lausanne

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Computer Science

  2. Cornell University

    MEngMaster of Engin...2020

    Computer Science

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

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Sam

Sam

PhD candidateEnglish

Education

  1. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    English

  2. Columbia University

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    English

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music

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Julia

Julia

MBABusiness

Education

  1. Yale University

    MBAMaster of Busin...

    Business

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Economics

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

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Victor

Victor

PhD candidateEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. Indiana University - Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Environmental Policy

  2. University of Virginia

    MPPMaster of Publi...2024

    Public Policy

Expertise

Systematic review paper, Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy...

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Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. George Washington University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Economics

  2. Siena College

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

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Barak

Barak

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2006

    Economics

  2. Michigan State University

    MAMaster of Arts1997

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Political Science, Political Economy, Quantitative Social Science, and Public Policy

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Prerna

Prerna

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. George Washington University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Economics

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

    MAMaster of Arts2016

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference...

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Don

Don

MBA/PhD candidateManagement

Education

  1. Universiteit Antwerpen Management School

    MBA/PhDMaster of Busin...TBD

    Management

  2. Universiteit Antwerpen Management School

    MIMMaster in Manag...2019

    Management

Expertise

My areas of expertise are: Computer Science, Data Science & AI, Economics, Business & Finance...

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Shannon

Shannon

MSPolicy

Education

  1. The London School of Economics

    MSMaster of Science2026

    Policy

  2. George Washington University

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    International Relations

Expertise

French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law

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Montserrat

Montserrat

PhDStatistics

Education

  1. Indiana University at Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Statistics

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Statistics

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R....

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Tex

Tex

PhD candidateData Analysis

Education

  1. Clark Atlanta University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Data Analysis

  2. Clark Atlanta University

    MPAMaster of Publi...2024

    Public Policy

Expertise

International economics and global markets, public policy and policy analysis, political economy of...

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Nicole

Nicole

PhD candidateAerospace En...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Aerospace Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

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Keana

Keana

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MAMaster of Arts2018

    Psychology

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

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