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Alumni Interviews

One goal of the Program in Economic Policy Management is to provide prospective applicants with various perspectives of our programs. On this page you will find written and video interviews with PEPM alumni.  We hope these interviews provide you with additional insight regarding SIPA programs.


Alumni

Alejandro Arreaza
PEPM 2010

Alejandro Arreaza is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010. He is currently working for Barclays Capital as an Economist doing research for Latin American countries. Read more

KaShan Choy
PEPM 2010

KaShan Choy is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010.
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Elisa Hernandez-Garcia
PEPM 2000

Elisa Hernandez-Garcia is a graduate of the PEPM class of 2000. Read more

Ahiteme Houndonougbo
PEPM 2009

Ahiteme Houndonougbo is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2009. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Economics at the University in Knoxville where he is a part-time Research Assistant for the Department of Economics. Read more

Franco Mendizábal
PEPM 2006

Franco Mendizábal is a graduate of the PEPM class of 2006. He currently works as a macroeconomist for the European Commission in La Paz. Read more

Patricia Mendoza
PEPM 1996

Patricia Mendoza is a graduate of the PEPM class of 1996. She is a development and management consultant who manages her own consulting company. Read more

Asif Husain-Naviatti
PEPM 1998

Asif Husain-Naviatti is a graduate of the PEPM class of 1998. He is currently a staff member with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Read more

Muhammad Jamil Nasir
PEPM 2010

Muhammad Jamil Nasir is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010. He is currently working in the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Read more

Humberto Laudares Pereira
PEPM 2009

Humberto Laudares Pereira is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2009. He is currently working at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Innovative Financing in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more

Fernando Pimentel
PEPM 2010

Fernando Pimentel is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010. He is currently working in Brazil for the PPP (Public-Private Partnerships). Read more

Audu Salihu
PEPM 2010

Audu Salihu is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010. He is currently in Nigeria working in the Statistics Department of the Central Bank as a Senior Statistician. Read more

Waqar Ahmad Sheikh
PEPM 2010

Waqar Ahmad Sheikh is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2010.  He is currently working as a Consultant in Private Sector Development at the World Bank in Islamabad. Read more

Natasja Van Der Geest
PEPM 2008

Natasja Van Der Geest is a graduate of the PEPM Class of 2008. She is currently working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Read more

Abdul Majid Yousfani
PEPM
2002

Abdul Majid Yousfani currently works as a commercial counselor for the Embassy of Pakistan in Mexico. Read more

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