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REGULATORY ECONOMIST CONDUCTS ANALYSIS FOR BANKS
JENNIFER THOMASON, CLASS OF 2006
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Rigorous academics and valuable internships train students for graduate studies and careers after Lake Forest College.
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Jennifer wasn’t sure what she wanted to study when she came to Lake Forest College, but an Introduction to Economics class changed that. “The professors were great and I knew that it would be my major,” she says. The “icing on the cake,” she adds, came during Professor Robert Lemke’s Econometrics class, where she learned to apply statistical analysis to research.
An internship with Chicago financial advisory firm Scott Balice Strategies further solidified her interest in pursuing a career as an economist. She gained experience working with a team and learning to think on her feet, and valued working with people in the field. But she credits the strong academics, including intense writing requirements. “It is such a valuable skill,” she says. “When I do have to write, I have the confidence to do so. I didn’t have that coming out of high school.”
After taking advantage of interview workshops and resume writing services in the Career Advancement Center, she landed at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, one of 12 across the country that serve as the bank for the U.S. government and regulate financial institutions. As a regulatory economist she conducts competitive analysis for mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry.