After Kenyon

Economics majors, trained to think analytically and to communicate their ideas clearly, are exceptionally well-prepared for professional life. Alumni in recent years have gone on to jobs in business and policy analysis, banking, health care, law, management, and teaching. A sampling includes:

George Caples '42: former executive of 3M, LLB from the University of Kansas

Rebecca Kilburn '87: senior economist at the Rand Corporation, PhD in economics from the University of Chicago

Joseph Lipscomb '87: managing director of the Carlyle Group, MBA from the Wharton School

Judy Gilbert '91: staffing programs director at Google, MBA from Stanford University

Dieter Sumeraurer '91: physician and president of the Pediatric & Adolescent Health Association, MD from Case Western Reserve University

Elyse Forkosh '93: vice president of strategic planning at Advocate Health Care, MPP and MBA from the University of Chicago

Noel Johnson '95: professor of economics at Hobart and William Smith College, PhD in Economics from Washington University

Katie Scrivner '96: assistant district attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Beck '97: associate at Jones Day, JD from the University of Virginia

Brett Holcomb '01: vice president of Prospect Partners, MBA with distinction from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management

Margaret Salas '02: research assistant, The Urban Institute

Caroline Secor '02: math teacher, St. Andrew's Episcopal School

John L. Dutton '03: community manager of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland

Michael Farnham '04: financial analyst, GE (General Electric)

Alyssa Latuchie '04: financial analyst, Conenergy (renewable energy wholesaler)

Robin G. Goodman '06: associate consultant, Mars & Co.

Brendan I. McCarthy '07: analyst, special situations group, Wells Fargo Bank

Tatiana S. Volochkovich '07: research analyst, Merrill Lynch, Moscow

Michael J. Chase '08: financial advisor, Edward Jones Investment

Ian F. Gaunt '08: law student, Georgetown University

Lauren M. Keiling '08: research assistant, ESPN

Michael A. Zabek '08: research assistant, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Melissa A. King '09: purchasing manager, Proctor and Gamble

Mark Wicks '09: research assistant in household and commercial real estate finance, Federal Reserve Board of Governors