MA Alumni Profiles

Samvel Atayan (Russia, MA 2002)

Samvel Atayan earned his Bachelor's degree from Novosibirsk State University in his native Russia before starting his graduate studies at CERGE-EI in 2000. His elective courses were in the fields of advanced macroeconomics and industrial organization. He currently works as a Statistical/Quantitative Analyst for Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Previous to that position, he worked as a Forecasting Analyst for Sales Planning at Warner Bros. Studios, in Hollywood, California.

Aelita Belyaeva (Russia, MA 2004)

Aelita Belyaeva works as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst at Československá obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB) in Prague. She entered the CERGE-EI program in 2002. Her areas of specialization were industrial organization and econometrics. Before coming to Prague, she had already earned a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics from Saint-Petersburg State University in Russia.

Olga Cook (née Borissova) (Kazakhstan, MA 2006)

Olga Borissova currently works as a Business Development Specialist & Business Analyst at SAP in Prague, an international business software corporation. She previously worked as a Senior eBusiness Analyst at Monster Worldwide, a global recruiting group. She was initially admitted at CERGE-EI in 2003, specializing in advanced Macroeconomics theory and financial markets. Her previous academic work was done at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research.

Yuriy Kapys (Ukraine, MA 2001)

Yuriy Kapys works as Road Network Optimization Manager at DHL Express's headquarters in Köln, Germany. Before taking that position, he worked as Network Development Manager, DHL Supply Chain. He moved into the logistics field after finishing his MA at CERGE-EI in 2001, where he focused on Industrial Organization and Financial Markets. After working in logistics for a few years, he completed a postgraduate engineering degree from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in Netherlands.

Sofiya Kuzyak (Ukraine, MA 2007)

Sofiya Kuzyak works as a Basel II Specialist at Komerční banka, a.s. in Prague. She entered the CERGE-EI program in 2004, having earned a Bachelor's (Economics and Entrepreneurship) and Master's degree (International Economics) from Ternopil Academy of National Economy in Ukraine. Before working at Komerční banka, she worked as a Research Consultant, Drill B.S. (Business Services).

Peter Tuchyňa (Slovakia, MA 2008)

Peter Tuchyňa works as a Credit Scoring Specialist at Česká Spořitelna, a.s. in Prague. He completed his Bachelor's degree at Charles University in Prague before entering CERGE-EI in 2005. At CERGE-EI he specialized in Advanced Macroeconomics and Financial Markets. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 2 Candidate.

Mária Valachyová (Slovakia, MA 2002)

Mária Valachyová works as a Senior Macro Analyst at Slovenská sporiteľňa in Bratislava. She entered the CERGE-EI program in 2000 and focused on the areas of Monetary Economics and the Economics of Transition. Prior to her position at Slovenská sporiteľňa, she worked at Všeobecná úverová banka as an Analyst.