MA Alumni Spotlights
Our alumni spotlights highlight the accomplishments of our talented and diverse graduates, as well as provide advice for current and prospective students. Whether going into policy work, law, activism, academia, or industry, our alumni open up about how the MA program allowed them to explore their interests and find their passions. We invite you to read below about their unique perspectives.
Yushan Jiang
Class of 2024
From an MA in Economics to Economic Consulting
Cindy Kang
Class of 2023
From the MAE to Econ PhD at Harvard
Kyle Hurysz
Class of 2022
From Econ MA to Disability Advocacy Work
Belén Hípola
Class of 2022
Michael Swistara
Class of 2016
Animal Rights, Economics,
and Law
Ruchi Avtar
Class of 2019
From Experimental Economics RA to PhD Student
Łukasz Bartoszcze
Class of 2020
From an MA in Economics to Startup Ventures
Ryan Zamarripa
Class of 2017
From the MA to the Biden-Harris Presidential Campaign
Anna Zhou
Class of 2016
From Econ MA Student to Economist
Wentao Hu
Class of 2022
MA Cohort Representative to Working in Management
Are you a Columbia University Economics MA graduate and want to share your story with us?
Please email Rosie Lourentzatos at rcl2109@columbia.edu for more information.
