Fall 2026 Semester Schedule :
(All sessions take place at 1pm; In-person sessions take place in Auditorium C in Angell Hall.)
- Friday, September 11, 2026
- “An Introduction to The University Career Center and The LSA Opportunity Hub” – Chelsea Moore (She/Her) and Tyler Wang (She/Her); Moore: Assistant Director, Career Education and Campus Partnerships, University Career Center; Wang: Director, Alum Engagement, LSA Opportunity Hub.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- “An Introduction to The University Career Center and The LSA Opportunity Hub” – Chelsea Moore (She/Her) and Tyler Wang (She/Her); Moore: Assistant Director, Career Education and Campus Partnerships, University Career Center; Wang: Director, Alum Engagement, LSA Opportunity Hub.
- Friday, September 18, 2026
- Sam G. Huszczo, CFA (He/Him); BA 2003 Econ ; Founder & Chief Investment Officer, SGH Wealth Management.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Sam G. Huszczo, CFA (He/Him); BA 2003 Econ ; Founder & Chief Investment Officer, SGH Wealth Management.
- Friday, October 2, 2026
- Robert Bronstein (He/Him); BA 1995 Econ ; Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Scion Group.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Robert Bronstein (He/Him); BA 1995 Econ ; Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Scion Group.
- Friday, October 23, 2026
- Mary Ellen Coe (She/Her); BA 1989 Econ, Communications, and Marketing; Chief Business Officer, YouTube.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Mary Ellen Coe (She/Her); BA 1989 Econ, Communications, and Marketing; Chief Business Officer, YouTube.
- Friday, November 6, 2026
- Jamie Horwitz (She/Her); BA 1998 Econ; Chief Marketing Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Jamie Horwitz (She/Her); BA 1998 Econ; Chief Marketing Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC.
- Friday, November 13, 2026
- Rebecca Noeske (She/Her); BA 2017 Econ (J.D. Georgetown University Law Center); Immigration Attorney, Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, P.C..
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Rebecca Noeske (She/Her); BA 2017 Econ (J.D. Georgetown University Law Center); Immigration Attorney, Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, P.C..
- Friday, November 20, 2026
- Meishan Yu (She/Her); BA 2017 Econ (MS Data Science Harvard); Senior Data Scientist, Meta.
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Meishan Yu (She/Her); BA 2017 Econ (MS Data Science Harvard); Senior Data Scientist, Meta.
- Friday, December 4, 2026
- Joseph Klein (He/Him); BA 1991 Econ, Philosophy; JD 1995; Senior Associate General Counsel, Elevance Health, Inc..
- In-Person – Request a link to stream the session online*: click here (link coming soon)
- Joseph Klein (He/Him); BA 1991 Econ, Philosophy; JD 1995; Senior Associate General Counsel, Elevance Health, Inc..
- Friday, December 11, 2026
- Katherine Baroutas (She/Her); BA 2016 Econ, Psychology; Senior Product Manager, H1.
- Online – Request a link to stream the session online**: click here (link coming soon)
- Katherine Baroutas (She/Her); BA 2016 Econ, Psychology; Senior Product Manager, H1.
*Zoom calls for in-person sessions will not allow for interaction with the speaker. Please consider attending in-person when feasible.
** Online Sessions will be held exclusively on Zoom and thus will not count against a student’s Zoom attendance allowance as there is no in-person option.
NOTE: Students enrolled in Econ 208 may only attend 1 in-person session virtually during the semester (this does not include sessions scheduled as online). Please see our Canvas site for more details.
Speakers from Past Two Semesters:
- Michael Smith (He/Him) and Addison Muir (He/Him); Smith: BA 1997 Econ and Management (Albion), MBA 2003 (Northwestern); Muir: BA 2021 Econ (UM); Institutional Client Advisor (Smith) and Institutional Portfolio Strategy (Muir), JP Morgan.
- Michael Beauregard (He/Him); BA 1986 (JD/MBA, Univ of Pittsburgh, 1989); Founding Partner; Investment Committee Member, Huron Capital Partners LLC.
- Ranya Dajani (She/Her); BA 1988 (MBA/Masters in Economics, Boston Univ); Former Pharma and Biotech Executive.
- Catherine Hamet (She/Her); BA 2017 Econ and International Studies; Senior Product Manager, Constant Contact.
- Craig Salveta (He/Him); BA 2006; Marketing Director – Consumer Strategy, Lumen Technologies.
- Shawn J. Chen (He/Him); BA 1992 (JD, Yale); Global Head of Litigation, Employment, Privacy, IP, Financial Crimes & Risk Legal, Stripe, Inc..
- Wende Headley (She/Her); BA 1991 Econ and French (MBA, Harvard); Partner and CEO, Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC.
- Veeral Shah (He/Him); BA 2000 (MBA from Northwestern); President of Sales, Nestle Health Sciences.
- Andy Raab (He/Him); BA 1995 Econ and PoliSci (MBA from Stanford); Managing Director and Co-Founder, FPR Partners.
- Hanna Zlotnick (She/Her); BA 2015 (PHD from Princeton in Public Policy); Senior Associate, Commercial Banking Research, JP Morgan.
- Jon Sonnenschein (He/Him); BA 1990 (MBA from Northwestern); CEO, ePlanSoft.
- Vamsi Bonthala (He/Him); BA 2000 Econ and PoliSci (JD from Michigan); CEO, Arbor Lodging Partners.
- Kristel Sauter Tamayo (She/Her); BA 2014 (Chemical Engineering / Economics Dual Degree) (MBA from NYU); Director, Head of Business Development, Advanced Synthesis, Lonza.
- Viola Chen (She/Her); BS 2002 (PhD from UCLA in Economics); Economist, U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
- Elizabeth Minnella Gonzalez (She/Her); BA 1989; Managing Director and Co-Head, North America Communications Group, Global Corporate Bank, Citi.