Vice President Ishita Rajani to Join Panel on Jobs Outside of Academia at NEUDC 2024 Conference
Event:The North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference
Date:
November 3, 2024
Host:
Northeastern University
Location:
Boston, MA
Times:
7:50–9:30 a.m. (PT) / 10:50 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
The annual NEUDC Conference is a major forum on development economics organized by institutions from the Northeast US, which hosts academics from around the world to discuss a wide variety of issues. At this year’s conference, Vice President Ishita Rajani will participate in a panel on jobs for economists outside of academia. This panel will touch on several themes, including the role of economists in non-academic jobs, adapting to non-academic work environments, and career growth at non-academic jobs. She will be joined by session chairs Shantanu Khanna (Northeastern University) and Anjali Verma (Amazon), as well as panelists Deon Filmer (World Bank), Aparna Mathur (Amazon), and Pamela Jakiela (Williams College).