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March 28, 2019
Alumni Spotlight – Darren George (University of Washington, ’12)
Darren George attended the Economics for Leaders program at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2012. Today he works as a political strategist and entrepreneur in Washington, DC where he founded the consulting firm GCK Consulting. Darren has led the…March 21, 2019
Staff Spotlight – PC Mikayla Angel
Each summer awesome FTE alumni join our staff to work as Program Coordinators (PCs) and this summer is no different! If you are a participant in one of our summer programs this year then you will get know your PCs very well. One of those all-star coordinators…March 1, 2019
Site Spotlight – Case Western Reserve University
This summer we will be hosting our Economics for Leaders program at one of the highest ranked private research universities in the US, Case Western Reserve. This 267 acre campus is located in Cleveland Ohio, in the University City neighborhood known for it’s…February 19, 2019
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Tyra Polich
In our recently distributed alumni survey, over 90% of respondents agreed that the Economics for Leaders experience was useful with the college application process. We caught up with a recent alum to see how the college application process was going throughout…January 30, 2019
Site Spotlight – University of Michigan
University of Michigan is famous for many reasons. A great school for Economics, University of Michigan’s programs in Business, Accounting, Marketing, Finance, and Management are all ranked in the top five nationally. U of M is also known for its research…January 8, 2019
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Tyon James
Alumnus Tyon James attended both the Economics for Leaders Program held at Cornell University in Ithaca New York and the Leadership Academy held in Washington D.C. in the summer of 2018. Since his time in the program Tyon has been a great advocate of the FTE…December 12, 2018
Alumni Spotlight – Jonathon Fisher (UCLA ’09)
Jonny Fisher is an alum of our Economics for Leaders program (UCLA 2009) and worked as Program Coordinator for three summers while he was a college student at the University of California, Berkeley. Jonny has been busy since his time with FTE, interning as…November 5, 2018
Teacher Spotlight – Krista Oberlindacher
Krista Oberlindacher has learned a lot about teaching economics over the last 15 years working as a teacher at various middle schools and high schools in the Boise area. Throughout that time, Krista has also gained personal business experience after buying…October 9, 2018
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Danielle Goodstein
In summer 2018 Danielle attended two FTE programs. First, our flagship program Economics for Leaders at Yale University. Following this program she traveled to our Leadership Academy in Washington, DC which is an extension program to EFL that challenges participants…