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After Guilford

Economic majors go on to a variety of fields after completing their studies at Guilfrod.

Investment Banking/Financial/Managerial

  • Wachovia Securities- Investment Banking (Charlotte, NC)
  • Morgan Stanley- Investment Banking (New York)
  • Starbucks- Store Manager (Boston)
  • BB&T- Senior Accountant
  • Bank of America- FX trading (New York)
  • BB& T- Upper Management Training Program (Winston Salem, NC)
  • Pace Communications- Associate Art Director (designs advertising magazines like Hemisphere, Sky & North Face)
  • Sparta Commercial Lending- researcher, analyst, investor relations, speech writer (New York)
  • Imperial Capital, LLC- Analyst, Investment Banking, Private Equity- (Beverly Hills)

Economics Graduate School

  • Duke University
  • UNC-Chapel Hill
  • UNC-Greensboro
  • NC State University
  • George Washington University, International Policy Program, Elliot School of Public Affairs (Washington, DC)
  • Queens University (Ontario), Ph.D. Program in Economic Geography

Social Justice, Environmental Responsibility, Public Policy

  • Utah Geological Survey- Renewable energy analyst, Geological technician
  • Community Economic Development- AmeriCorps Puerto Rico
  • Self-Help Credit Union- Greensboro, analyst
  • Research Triangle Institute- (Raleigh) Economic Researcher, Analyst, co-author of publications

Law School

  • Duke University
  • UNC-Chapel Hill
  • NC Central University
  • University of Puerto Rico
  • University of Maryland
  • New England College (Joint M.B.A./J.D. Degree)

Political Consulting, Campaign Finance

  • John Edwards for President- Events Coordinator (North Carolina)
  • Rep. Howard Coble- Campaign Finance Manager
  • Fingerhut, Powers & Associates- Political Consulting (Washington, D.C.)

Masters of Business Administration

  • Wake Forest University
  • University of Mississippi

Recent Graduates

Jason Brent ’10 (Mathematics and Economics Major) is pursuing his Ph.D. at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Kaitlin Shimansky ’09 (Economics major, Political Science minor) has been admitted to and offered scholarships from law schools at Tulane University and Elon University.

Hannah Johnston ’08 (Economics major, Sociology and Spanish Language & Society minor) is pursuing a graduate degree in Economic Geography at Queens University in Canada.

Gary Beste ‘08 (Economics major, Business and Money & Finance minor) is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Economics at the University of Delaware.