2020-2021 Economics Mentors
Ken Altena
Financial Professional
UW Economics BA ’83
Mentor since: 2013
Tyler Ames
Senior Analyst, Wayfair
UW Economics BS '17
Mentor since: 2020
Adley Bowden
VP of Data & Research, PitchBook
UW Economics BA '07
Mentor since: 2013
David Carroll
Vice President of Retail Banking, Banner Bank
Mentor since: 2015
Nelson Del Rio
Founder and Chairman, Prosperity of the Commons International
UW Economics BA '84, JD Harvard Law '87
Mentor since: 2016
Fred Dong
Research Professional - Empirical and evaluation research in public health
UW Economics BA ’75
Mentor since: 2012
Scott Easter
Attorney (Partner), Montgomery, Purdue, Blankinship & Austin PLLC
UW Economics BA '71
Mentor since: 2017
A.P.D.G. Everett, MSc, PMP*based in Washington, DC
Simulation Software Engineer, Naval Research Laboratory
UW Economics BS '09, BA Mathematics '09
Mentor since: 2016
Alex Feng
Finance Manager, Google Play
UW Economics BS ’09
Mentor since: 2015
Craig Fiebig
VP Product, AstrumU
UW Economics BA '89
Mentor since: 2018
Susan Gellatly
Principal, Gellatly Leadership Coaching
University of Virginia, BA Economics and Finance '82
Mentor since: 2016
David Griswold, JD
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Pacific Current Group
UW Economics BA '79
Mentor since: 2011
Brent Grundberg
Co-Founder, Glendale Energy Ventures
UW Economics BA '06
Mentor since: 2011
Gabe Hanzeli
Director of IT (retired), The Boeing Company
UW Economics BA ’76
Mentor since: 2011
Kevin Ho
Digital Business Integration Consultant, Accenture
UW Economics BA '16
Mentor since: 2016
Jen Huang
Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
UW Economics BS '00
Mentor since: 2020
Logan Lemberger
VP Business Development, WireCash
UW Economics BA '09, International Studies BA '09
Mentor since: 2014
Jeff Lewis
Channel Sales Manager, eOriginal
UW Economics BA ’89
Mentor since: 2012
Pinky Li
Product Analyst, Liberty Mutual
UW Economics BS '15
Mentor since: 2015
Catalina Marini Fichera, JD, MSFS - based in New York, NY
Managing Director, PwC
UW Economics BA '90, International Studies BA '90
Mentor since: 2019
David Miller
Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary, T-Mobile USA
UW Economics BA '82
Mentor since: 2012
Chris Nelson
Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust Group, Microsoft Corporation
UW Economics BS '98
Mentor since: 2012
Cary Oshima
Associate Vice President, Cognizant Technology Solutions
UW Economics BA ’90
Mentor since: 2012
Jolene Parisio
Director of Marketing, Genie
UW Economics BA '01, Sociology BA '01
Mentor since: 2011
Julie Parisio-Roy
Director of Financial Planning and Wealth Manager, Badgley Phelps
UW Economics BA ’97
Mentor since: 2011
Dimitri Perera
Head of Project Management & Digital Services, copacino+fujikado
UW Economics BA '08
Mentor since: 2014
Jeff Roe
President and CEO of Premera
UW Economics BA '88, Political Science BA '88
Mentor since: 2012
Nat Sahlstrom
Director, Amazon Energy, AWS
UW Economics BS '06
Mentor since: 2018
Steven Sankaran *based in the Bay Area, CA
Technical Infrastructure Finance, Google
UW Economics BS ’12
Mentor since: 2014
William C. (Bill) Severson, JD
Owner and Partner, William C. Severson PLLC
UW Economics BA ’71, UW JD ’74
Mentor since: 2012
Jason Shen
Executive Director, Market Director, JPMorgan Chase Bank
UW Economics '03
Mentor since: 2015
Isaac Sine
Head of NE Public Finance, Head of Public Power & Energy, J.P. Morgan
UW Economics '03
Mentor since: 2017
Merrile Sing, PhD
Retired; Previously economist, GAO and Mathematica Policy Research
UW Economics BA ’78
Mentor since: 2014
Jay Stenehjem
Program Specialist, Seattle City Light
UW Economics '00
Mentor since: 2020
John Stephanus
President, The ARMCO Group
UW Economics BA ’80
Mentor since: 2012
Kyle Stewart
Assistant Project Manager, Bloom Projects LLC
UW Economics BA ’09
Mentor since: 2014
Brian Stoner
Investment Research Director at Mountain Pacific Group
UW Economics BS '02
Mentor Since: 2015
Craig Swanson
Founder/Owner, Redside Partners, LLC
UW Economics BA '89
Mentor since: 2015
Gene Tien, PhD *based in Palo Alto, CA
Director of Economics, Baker & McKenzie Consulting
UW Economics BA '94
Mentor since: 2016
Fortunato Vega
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
UW Foster School of Business BA '79
Mentor since: 2014
Zhi Wan
Performance Marketing Lead, Alibaba
UW Economics BA '10
Mentor since: 2016
Eileen Wang
Microsoft (previous), Econ VC (current)
UW Economics BS '01
Mentor since: 2015
Katrina Wang
Strategy Management Consultant, Grant Thornton LLP
UW Economics BA '16
Mentor since: 2020
David Wasielewski
Managing Partner/Owner, Din Tai Fung Restaurant
UW Economics BA '97
Mentor since: 2017
Mel Webb
Investment Analyst, Urban Renaissance Group
Mentor since: 2020
Brenden West
Senior Software Engineer, CBRE Dev
UW Economics BA '87
Mentor since: 2015
Robert Wimer
Tax Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP
UW Economics BA '03
Mentor since: 2020
Austin Wolfe
Analyst, Spencer Stuart
UW Economics BS '15
Mentor since: 2016
Olga Yang
Senior Underwriter, Philedalphia Insurance Co.
UW Economics BA ’82
Mentor since: 2011
Clalissa Yi
Consultant, Project Leadership Services, Point B
UW Economics BA '16
Mentor since: 2018
The Department of Economics is grateful to our outstanding group of volunteer mentors, who, as busy professionals, nonetheless find time in their schedules to meet with Economics undergraduates to provide career guidance and help them develop the skills that will help them succeed after graduation. Thank you!