SustDev Graduates 2024

Alumni Placements

2026

Hannah Farkas 
PhD'26

Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University (2026)

McMaster University, Department of Economics (2027)

Postdoctoral Scholar

Assistant Professor

Dylan Hogan
PhD'26

Center for Food Security and the Environment, Stanford (2026)

 Institute for Climate & Sustainable Growth, University of Chicago (2027)

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Scholar

Hayeon Jeong
PhD'2026
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy Associate Research Fellow
Jessie Lu
PhD'26
London School of Economics, Department of Geography and Environment Assistant Professor
Eugene Tan
PhD'26
University of Calgary, Department of Economics Post Doctoral Scholar
Roberto Zuniga
PhD'26
Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica Assistant Professor
     

 

 

Past Placements

  • Danny Bressler 
    PhD'25
    Bentley University, Economics Department  Assistant Professor
    Emma Du Puy
    PhD'25
    Sciences Po, Department of Economics Assistant Professor
    Tarikua Erda
    PhD'2025
    NYU Abu Dhabi, Department of Finance Assistant Professor
    Gabriel Gonzalez Sutil
    PhD'25
    Amazon Economist
    Nicolas Longuet-Marx 
    PhD'25

    Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) (2025)

    University of California Berkeley, Economics Department (2027)

    Post Doctoral Scholar

    Assistant Professor

    Marguerite Obolensky
    PhD'25
    University College London, Economics Department   Assistant Professor
    Anna Papp
    PhD'25
    University of California Santa Barbara, Bren School (2026) Assistant Professor
  • Vincent Bagilet PhD'24 École normale supérieure de Lyon, Department of Economics Post-Doctoral Fellow 
    Thomas Braun PhD'24 Luxinnovation Attaché
    Florian Grosett PhD'24 Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Department of Economics Assistant Professor
    Carolyn Hayek PhD'24 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Independent Consultant
    Hyae Ryung Kim PhD'24 Columbia Business School Lead Research Fellow
    Jesse McDevitt-Irwin PhD'24 University of Chicago Assistant Professor
    Isabella Smythe PhD'24 Rhizome Machine Learning Engineer 
    Andrew Wilson PhD'24 University of Virginia, Batten School of of Leadership and Public Policy Assistant Professor
  • Xinming Du PhD'23 National University of Singapore, Department of Economics Assistant Professor
    Solomon Gofere PhD'23 Analysis Group Associate

     

  • Matt Harrington PhD'22 Google AI Researcher, Software Engineer, and Data Scientist
    Claire Palandri PhD'22 Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Charles Taylor PhD'22 Harvard Kennedy School of Government Assistant Professor

     

  • Raimundo Atal PhD'21 New York University, Department of Environmental Science and the Institute for Policy Integrity Visiting Associate Professor and Economic Fellow for Energy & Environmental Economics
    Sandra Aguilar PhD'21 Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Government and Public Transformation Assistant Professor
    Sandra Baquié PhD'21 International Monetary Fund, Structural and Climate Policy Division Economist
    Zhihan Cui PhD'21 Peking University Assistant Professor
    Josephine Gantois PhD'21 University of British Columbia, Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability and Food and Resource Economics Program Assistant Professor
    Xueting (Sherry) Wang PhD'21 Christensen Associates, Energy Consulting Economist
  • Ruiwen Lee PhD'20 FailSafe Principal Economist and Data Scientist
    Anouch Missirian PhD'20 Toulouse School of Economics Assistant Professor
    Ana Varela PhD'20 London School of Economics, Department of Geography and Environment Assistant Professor
  • Mehdi Benatiya
    Andaloussi PhD '19
    International Monetary Fund Economist
    Densye Dookie PhD'19 Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change & the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science Research Officer
    Tim Foreman PhD '19 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Vienna University of Economics and Business Research Scholar and Assistant Professor
    Jason Wong PhD'19 Babson College, Department of Economics Associate Professor
    Alice Zhang PhD'19 International Monetary Fund Economist
  • Francis Annan PhD'18 UC Berkeley, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics Assistant Professor
    Eugenie Dugoua PhD'18 London School of Economics, Geography and Environment Associate Professor in Environmental Economics
    Jaehyun Jung PhD'18 Ewha Womans University, Graduate School of International Studies Assistant Professor
  • Kayleigh B. Campbell PhD'17 Data for Decision-Making at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Manager, Ridership Analysis
    Anthony D'Agostino PhD'17 Mathematica Policy Research Senior Research Economist
    Eyal Frank PhD'17 University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy Assistant Professor
    Stephanie Lackner PhD'17 The Austrian National Public Health Institute, Health Economics Department Senior Economist
    Kimberly Lai Oremus PhD'17 University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Associate Professor
    Ruinan (Kate) Liu PhD'17 Bain & Company, Shanghai Senior Manager
    Geoff McCarney PhD'17 University of Ottawa, School of Int'l Development & Global Studies; The Smart Prosperity Institute
    & the Institute of the Environment
    Assistant Professor and Director of Research
    Steffen Bixby, PhD'17 AQR Capital Management Executive Director, ESG Research
  • Aaron Baum PhD'16 Waymark Vice President, Analytics and Economics
    Pablo Egaña del Sol PhD'16 Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Assistant Professor
    Habtamu Fuje PhD'16 International Monetary Fund Senior Economist
    Jan Von der Goltz PhD'16 World Bank Senior Economist
    Xiaojie Zhang PhD'16 PING AN Senior Director of Strategy
  • Belinda Archibong PhD'15 Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Associate Professor
    Prabhat Barnwal PhD'15 Michigan State, Economics Department Associate Professor
    Marion Dumas PhD'15 London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

    James Rising PhD'15

    Tse-Ling Teh PhD'15

    University of Delaware, Earth, Oceans and Environment 

    Project Manager Interoperability

    Associate Professor

    Clean Energy Regulator

    Semee Yoon PhD'15 Seoul National University (SNU) Assistant Professor
    Nan Zhong PhD'15 Xiamen University, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics Assistant Professor
  • Amir Jina PhD'14 University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy Assistant Professor
    Booyuel Kim PhD'14 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Environment Associate Professor
    Mark Orrs PhD'14 Colorado School of Mines, Department of Engineering, Design & Society Associate Teaching Professor
    Anna Tompsett PhD'14 Stockholm University, Department of Economics Assistant Professor
  • Xiaojia Bao PhD'13 Xiamen University, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics Assistant Professor
    Kyle Meng PhD'13 UC Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Department of Economics Associate Professor
    Nicole Ngo PhD'13 University of Oregon, Planning, Public Policy, and Management Associate Professor
  • Jesse Anttila-Hughes PhD'12 University of San Francisco, Department of Economics Associate Professor
    Geoff Chi-Johnston PhD'12 Zoox Senior Data Scientist
    Aly Sanoh PhD'12 The World Bank Senior Economist
  • Saifedean Ammous PhD'11 saifedean.com Founder and CEO
    Ram Fishman PhD'11 Tel-Aviv University, Public Policy Associate Professor
    Solomon Hsiang PhD'11 Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Professor
    Chandra Krishnamurthy PhD'11 Swedish Agricultural University, Department of Forest Economics Associate Professor
    Gordon McCord PhD'11 UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Dean
    Anisa Khadem Nwachuku PhD'11 UNDP - United Nations Development Program Sustainable Development and Global Health Consultant
    Jose Orihuela PhD'11 Catholic University of Peru, Department of Economics Associate Professor
    Marta Vicarelli PhD'11 UMass Amherst, Department of Economics and Public Policy Assistant Professor
  • Jessica Barnes PhD'10 University of South Carolina, Department of Geography; Earth Ocean and Environment Associate Professor
    Lily Parshall Wachter PhD'10 TARGAN Inc Chief Financial Officer
  • Margaret MacLeod PhD'09 US Department of State Foreign Service Officer
  • Daiju Narita PhD'08 University of Tokyo, Graduate Program in Environmental Science Professor