Featured Alumni
Funke Aderonmu: Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow
"During my time at Davis, I was exposed to issues of social injustice and how public policy could be utilized to improve lives through addressing societal problems."
Bryen Alperin: Senior Commercial Loan Underwriter
"While having a strong understanding of finance and economics has been very helpful in my role, the critical thinking and communication skills I developed at UC Davis have been equally important."
James Beall: Senior Actuarial Assistant
"Studying Economics at UC Davis prepared me to look beyond the numbers when reviewing my work."
Grant Hulegaard: Software engineer
"I think the biggest thing about school at Davis is that you learn how to learn. Almost every class I took had some sort of impact on preparing me for post-college life."
Andrea Jao: Data and Policy Analyst
"Take advantage of whatever opportunities you have at Davis, whether academic or extracurricular."
Allyanna Pittman: Associate Governmental Program Analyst
"One of the most important things that UC Davis taught me was how to be an informed consumer of research."
Nicholas Rogness: District Executive
"The opportunity to focus on the study of economic inequality and social mobility within the Economics program has proved particularly helpful to my work."
Zach Rutledge: Graduate Student Researcher
"My UC Davis education helped me develop a routine of discipline, allowed me to learn the fundamentals of economic research (especially econometrics), and helped me develop my writing skills for professional-level writing."
