Brandeis International Business School

Careers in Research, Teaching and Policy

PhD candidates at the International Business School develop the analytical and technical skills required for research, teaching, high-level policy making and consulting in international economics and finance.

They proceed to pursue PhD jobs in education as well as in the public and private sectors.

Employers Hiring Our Graduates

Students graduating in recent years have been placed at the following institutions:

Academic Non-Academic
The American University (Cairo) Analysis Group
University of Auckland Business School Bank of America
Bocconi University Bank of Japan
City College of New York Bank of the Netherlands
Copenhagen Business School Bates White
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing Berkeley Research Group
Dickinson College BlackRock
Drew University Brattle Group
Lingnan University (Hong Kong) Cornerstone Research
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) DC Howe
National Chengchi University (Taiwan) Fannie Mae
National University of Singapore Federal Reserve, Board of Governors
New Jersey Institute of Technology Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Norwegian School of Economics
and Business Administration
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
University of Manitoba Hubei Bank Corporation
University of Western Ontario The International Monetary Fund
Seton Hall Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy
Stony Brook University MSCI/Barra
Université de Sherbrooke PricewaterhouseCoopers
Williams College Standard and Poors
York University State Street Global Advisors
United States Census Bureau
The World Bank

While completing their coursework and research, some PhD candidates have simultaneously maintained internships or summer jobs at organizations such as State Street, Harvard Business School, the Institute of International Economics, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

PhD Alumni Success Stories

Caroline Kollau
Caroline Kollau, PhD’99

Director International Market Regulation and Trade Policy, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PhD’99 | The Netherlands

Vina Nguyen
Vina Nguyen PhD ’14

Economist, International Monetary Fund

PhD’14 | Vietnam

Lara Loewenstein
Lara Loewenstein, MA’12, PhD’16

Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

MA’12, PhD’16 | United States

Raffi Garcia
Raffi Garcia, PhD’18

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

PhD’18 | Dominican Republic

Rawley Heimer
Rawley Heimer, PhD’13

Boston College

PhD’13 | United States

Satyam Panday
Satyam Panday, PhD’13

Standard & Poor's Rating Services

PhD’13 | Nepal

Eugene Kiselev
Eugene Kiselev, PhD’13

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

PhD’13 | Russia

Cecilia Maya
Cecilia Maya, MA’00, PhD’04

Chief Operating Officer, Markets, XM

MA’00, PhD’04 | Colombia

Olaf Unteroberdoerster
Olaf Unteroberdoerster, PhD’98

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

PhD’98 | Germany