Economics Program

Taylor Leavitt ('18) graduated with a degree in Economics and a minor in Finance. While at SUU Taylor was a Presidential Ambassador and a Teaching Assistant. She spent a summer as a Financial Management Intern at Zion National Park. The summer after graduation she worked as a Transfer Pricing Intern at Ernst and Young in Seattle, Washington. In the fall she will continue her studies in Business Analytics at Arizona State University.

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Serhish Sotel ('16) majored in Economics. She was involved with the SUU Honors Council and worked as an intern with Heaton Financial. Her first job after graduation was with the Capital Group in Irvine, California where she was works as a Senior Global Portfolio Accounting Associate.

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Garrison Plessinger ('11) graduated with a degree in Economics. After graduating, he received a job offer from SkyWest Airlines to work as a Revenue Management Analyst. He now works at American Airlines in the Network Planning Department as a Schedules Analyst in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

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During his time at SUU, Stetson Smith was involved in several organizations and positions that helped broaden his network and skill set. Some of those organizations included SUUSA (Chief Judge of the Judicial Council), Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service (Executive Council Member), and various other campus committees. HIs career has taken him down the paths of mergers and acquisitions, training and organizational development, and general business consulting. He currently serves as the Vice President of Operations of Ascension Dental Partners.

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Ethan Kay graduated SUU in 2017. He studied economics with a minor in finance. He enjoyed economics because it taught him to think critically and it was challenging enough to where he felt that he was earning something. His main focus during his studies was to become an officer in the Marines. He attended Officer Candidate school during the summer of 2017. Upon graduating SUU he received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant. He is now learning the art and science of being a rifle platoon commander at The Basis School, a six month long course to prepare newly commissioned officers to lead a platoon of Marines.

Shay Bauman majored in Economics with a minor in Political Science. While at SUU she was very active in the Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service, where she served as the Director of Internships. Shay also was a member of the Investment Scholars Group. After graduation, Shay is continuing her education as she pursues a Master Degree in Public Policy from the Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington.

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Tyler Moser is a Financial Analyst at Balbec Capital LP; a private investment firm with expertise in sourcing, acquiring and managing distressed credit investments. He joined Balbec in May 2016 and is responsible for fund valuation. Prior to Balbec, he spent approximately 5 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an associate within the operations division. Tyler holds a B.S. in Economics from Southern Utah University where he was a member of the football team and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University.

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Alexis Devey graduated in April 2017 with an Economics Degree. Shortly after she graduated she landed a job in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. She works for a Broker Firm called Dowell Group and they represent a variety of Beauty Care brands, as well as some health and wellness brands. They represent companies as big as Unilever, as well as many other companies such as Conair Corporation. They work with drug retailers like Rite Aid and Walgreens and also Ahold (food), Target, and Kroger. This job is her dream job as she gets to work in Beauty care, data analytics, and sales. She loves what she does and is so grateful to work with such an amazing company.

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Stetson Clark attended Southern Utah University from 2010-2014 and graduated with a B.S. in economics. As a student, he took full advantage of the numerous programs and clubs SUU has to offer: hosting a weekly radio show, participating in the philosophy club, adventuring in Zion and surrounding national parks with the outdoor club, and working with the Leavitt Center to help run local elections. His work with the Leavitt Center helped him secure an internship in 2014 in Washington D.C., where he worked for Utah Congressman Chris Stewart. After his time on Capitol Hill, Stetson joined Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City, Utah as an analyst in the credit derivatives and syndicated bank loans department. In May of 2018, he joined Highland Capital Management, a Dallas-based alternative investment manager with over $13 billion in assets under management. At Highland, Stetson works as an analyst specializing in syndicated bank loans, bonds and equities.

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Kyle Harvey was a Colorado kid who went to SUU to play baseball. He always wanted to be a corporate attorney and decided that an economics degree would prepare him for law school. He worried that coming from a small undergraduate university would harm his chances at law school, and he could not have been more wrong. He is now starting his third year at BYU’s Law School with a position at Kirton McConkie waiting for him after graduation. Though he can’t predict the future, he has little doubt that his background from SUU will aide him in his career.

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Grant Smith is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities for Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers, Inc. Prior to joining Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers, Inc. in 2015, MrSmith served as a Vice President for Corporate Development at Molex Inc. At Molex, he was involved in all aspects of a transaction from origination to execution. Prior to his work at Molex, Mr. Smith served as Director of Business Development at Koch Industries, Inc. At Koch, MrSmith was involved in all aspects of a transaction across a variety of industries. He received an MBA with Dean’s Honors and Distinction from Columbia Business School, an MSc in Financial Economics with Distinction from Oxford and a BS in Economics from Southern Utah University.

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Rory Anderson (’12) graduated SUU with a degree in Economics. He also received an MBA and a Master in Health Care Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Rory works for Memorial Hermann Health Systems in Houston, Texas as the Manager of Transplant Operations and Business Development.

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Riley Pentico (’16) graduated with a degree in Economics. He was very involved at SUU where he was a member of the Spanish Club, Portuguese Club, Rugby Club, Soccer Club, and worked as a Spanish Tutor. Riley’s first job after graduation was as an Area Manager for Amazon in Milwaukie, Wisconsin.

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Matt Gardner (’13) graduated with a degree in Economics. As a student, Matt was a member of the basketball team, worked as a research assistant, and did an internship at Goldman Sachs. After graduating, Matt spent the next four years as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. He then pursued a Masters degree in Business Analytics from Arizona State University. He has recently accepted a position as a Financial Analyst for Hewlett Packard in Houston, Texas.

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Matt Scott (’17) is an Associate at Scalar who is responsible for valuation and transaction advisory engagements. Matt specializes in deferred compensation valuation, venture capital and private equity portfolio valuation, gift and estate tax planning, and enterprise valuations. Prior to working at Scalar, Matt worked as a Compliance Assistant for State Bank of Southern Utah. He graduated summa cum laude from Southern Utah University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Economics and was awarded Outstanding Senior in Finance.

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Hosam Alghuwairi, better known as Sam, graduated from Southern Utah University in 2017. He was the first Saudi student to graduate with a bachelor degree in Economics from Southern Utah University and he also has two minors in Marketing and Management. He obtained certificates in project management and is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success honor society. He now works in the central bank of Saudi Arabia, better known as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), in the international affairs and economic research department as an international affairs researcher.

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