Alumni Spotlight

Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree? Why your particular program? Early on in my academic career, I fostered a passion for the world of finance, specifically investments and the capital markets. Nearing the end of my undergraduate career, I became interested in further expanding my…

Michael Polizzotti earned his undergraduate degree in economics and political science at UNH Paul College and stayed on to get his master's degree. He says the person who influenced him the most was Professor Karen Conway, whose research and  way of connecting the topics students were studying back…

Jing Ma arrived in the United States from Weihai, Shandog, China, 15 years ago. She says earning her MS in Analytical Economics has helped her sharpen her critical thinking skills, be open minded, curious, and a quick learner.

Anthony Penta worked as an engineer before coming to UNH to get his master's in economics. He was interested in buliding skills to use data to drive policy. His career has taken him to Microsoft, Amazon, and to Goldman Sachs, where he currently works.  What exactly do you do day-to-day? I lead…

Alex Spitz's career as an economist has taken him to Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston working for companies that apply economics to various various industries. His path took him to the Federal Reserve Board, to a onsulting firm named Global Economics Group, and to Columbia Threadneedle…

Vaishali Shroff came to UNH Paul College to earn her master's degree in finance. With experience in corporate business law she wanted to expand her career opportunities by gaining advance knowledge in finance to help businesses make more informed decisions. She says the program is "very well…

For Connor Roelke ‘15, his love of coffee inspired more than your average morning pick-me-up. @NOBLbeverages was born at the 2015 Holloway Competition, when he took a passion for home brewing beer, and put it toward a different brew: cold brew coffee.

Chip leveraged every Paul College class to develop a fledgling business idea: dog toys made from coconut husks. Each course became a building block of market research, financial plans, pitches, and product development. In his senior year, he submitted his capstone @cocochewllc to the Holloway…

jajabelles first breathed life as a project for an entrepreneurship class. Students with the best projects were encouraged to enter the Holloway competition. After months of endless rewrites and hours of practicing her presentation, Jess’s entry won her first place (and $4,000!) in the lifestyles…

Meg Smith '07 lived in 23 zip codes in 12 years - and had the jobs to match. But once she truly discovered her love for marketing, perserverance and entrepreneurship got her to a dream career she would have never imagined.

Reuben Brefo Marfo ‘18G, of Newington, Conn., works as an assistant vice president and quantitative analyst at Webster Bank. There, he tests statistical, financial, and machine learning models and…

After earning a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in accounting at Paul College in 2018, Janet Khoury decided to immediately pursue a master’s degree to earn the credits required for a CPA license.