DePaul University's Economics & Strategy Podcast is a monthly conversation with individuals who use frameworks discussed in Economics and Business Strategy & Decision Making. The interviewees will represent multiple industries and institutions, and hold various roles within their organizations. The premise of the podcast is to examine how economics and other related strategy frameworks are practically applied in real-world situations.
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Dan Clark is a rare triple demon and the very embodiment of DePaul's values. With his Doctorate in Education, he now serves as both Director of Career Services at Driehaus College of Business and faculty member in the Economics Department. Dan is intelligent and curious, kind and considerate, service oriented and genuinely interested in a better world for all. His life reflects our Vincentian…
Betsy Paraszczak has an impressive range of abilities, experience, and interests. She currently serves as a Director at Silverman Consulting where she uses every ounce of her DePaul MBA to help distressed companies rediscover their strengths and thrive. Betsy has worked in healthcare & consulting, is a finance expert and improv enthusiast, and still daydreams of becoming a lawyer. She joins us…
Hussain Kazmi is a 2025 DePaul MBA graduate and is as humble as he is determined. He currently serves as Principal Solutions Consultant at Eightfold AI where he has a front row seat at seeing the impact AI is having in today's business operations. He joins us this month to discuss how he got here and deliver some fascinating stories about how his firm is helping usher in a paradigm shift in…
Yvonne Renard is an environmental economist with a gift for empirical research and a graduate of DePaul's MS‑EPA program . She specializes in climate risk and resilience at the global environmental services firm Anthesis Group . Yvonne helps clients identify and quantify their material exposure to risks emerging from today's rapidly changing environmental conditions. While the topic can be…
Pablo Martin is an engineer through and through who, after a few career years, decided he needed an MBA to know more about the business side of his work. A well-worn path for career advancement. After a short search, he found DePaul and the Business Strategy & Decision Making Program and hasn't looked back since. Since completing his MBA, he's been fortunate enough to find the perfect role, at the…
Alicia Hickey is an unapologetically smart, confident, and skilled women from DePaul's Department of Economics MS-EPA program. She joins us this month to talk about how she built a successful career and to give thanks to those who helped her fully embrace her abilities and intelligence. Alicia is currently Director of Commercial Operations, North America, at the European energy giant Uniper and…
This month we welcome Dr Brian Thompson , Clinical Professor of Economics at DePaul , and faculty member in the business strategy and decision making program . As the son of educators, he takes his role seriously and is very focused and intentional in his preparation and classroom goals. In this episode, we discuss the intersection of economics, business, and strategy and how he uses real-world…
What can a business strategy education do for your career? Dhruv Kavi is Manager of Client Delivery at the AI consulting firm Quantum Rise and he joins us on the Economics & Strategy Podcast to tell us what it's done for him. He tells us how he went from a task-oriented mindset to thinking three steps ahead. He describes how he applies strategy frameworks to analyze and understand the interactions…
Women can rule the world! Heidi Pearson is a great example of this truth. She is a mother, entrepreneur, creative writer, marketing expert, and DePaul MBA alumna from the Business Strategy and Decision-Making program . She shares wisdom from her business career and how her education in strategy informs her work. Heidi's career spans almost 25 years including the 2008 economic meltdown, many…
Pat Petersen is a double demon, business strategy & decision making alum, and a Manager at the global consulting firm Avanade ; a position he has worked hard for. He joins us to talk about his journey in defining what he wanted as a career, and how he pursued that. His path has not always been easy and he's faced challenges in work and life that would test anyone's resolve. He passed every one…
