10 Minutes with Ana Maria Echeverri

NC State’s Institute for Advanced Analytics welcomes students from a wide variety of backgrounds, including some who enter the MSA program with significant previous professional experience. This video features two such individuals, with Carlos Castillo ’24 — who holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA and worked in macroeconomics at Continue reading 10 Minutes with Ana Maria Echeverri

10 Minutes with Shalina Omar

Upon completing an undergraduate degree in linguistics and cognitive science at Scripps College in 2015, Shalina Omar spent a year as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia. She then earned two degrees from NC State: an MA in English with a linguistics concentration in 2019 and an MS in Continue reading 10 Minutes with Shalina Omar

Interview with Liam Dao

Liam Dao ’22, started at the IAA after finishing his undergraduate degree at NC State University. After graduating from the IAA, Liam accepted a job as a data scientist at Pendo in Raleigh, NC. Liam recently shared his experience and some tips with us.  Keya: What drew you to this Continue reading Interview with Liam Dao

Ten Minutes with Kasia Michalska ’20

Like many NC State MSA grads who held previous advanced degrees, Kasia Michalska ’20 had multiple professional pivot points. She earned BS and MS degrees in economics in her native Poland, where she worked as an economist for an NGO and later for the Polish prime minister. She then earned Continue reading Ten Minutes with Kasia Michalska ’20