The Department of Economics’ very own WEYAC was the first department-level young alumni advisory council at UW–Madison. Their mission is to improve the undergraduate economics experience at UW–Madison by partnering with Economics students and with the Department of Economics through various student-led, alumni-supported programming. The Department is grateful for the support from WEYAC members who are all listed below.
Wisconsin Economics Young Alumni Council
Matt Backus
Credentials: BS Economics (2018)
Position title: Head of Catastrophe Analytics at Dellwood Insurance
Ericka Brandsma
Credentials: BS Economics and Mathematics (2021)
Position title: Project Manager at Column
Josh Brechtel
Credentials: BA Economics (2021)
Position title: Senior Investment Research Analyst at Mercer in Hedge Funds
Alexandre El Ghaoui
Credentials: BA Economics (2020)
Position title: Associate at ASG (international strategic advisory and geopolitical consultancy)
Will Hazen
Credentials: BA Economics (2021)
Position title: Licensed Real Estate Broker at The Ben Lalez Team | Compass
Emma Lai
Credentials: B.S. in Economics (Math Emphasis), Psychology, and Religious Studies (2021)
Position title: Senior Data Visualization and Analytics Consultant at Cleartelligence
Michael McCormick
Credentials: BS Economics with a certificate in Environmental Science
Position title: Operations analyst at Home Partners of America
Kaitryn Olson
Credentials: BS Economics with a math emphasis and Environmental Studies (2021)
Position title: Associate Energy Resource Planning Analyst at Puget Sound Energy
Dominic Rosado
Credentials: BS Economics (2020)
Position title: Analyst at BMO Capital Markets in Leveraged Lending
Hao Zhang
Credentials: BS Economics and Mathematics (2020)
Position title: Desk Quant at Deutsche Bank