Center for Economic Research & Graduate Education - Economics Institute

MA Placements

CERGE-EI's student body is drawn from a broad range of countries and backgrounds. After completing their MA degrees at CERGE-EI, some students decide not to complete their PhD degrees and seek employment or choose to pursue other advanced degrees, such as MBAs. CERGE-EI's MA alumni have served as key advisors to and employees of Prime Ministers, governmental ministries, international organizations and of private-sector companies. For more information, see our list below for a selection of MA alumni placements.

 

 

International Organizations

The World Bank

Stefania Rodica Cnobloch (Romania, MA 2001)
Consultant, The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia – Human Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)

 

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Central Banks and Governments 

 

Central Banks

Peter Tóth (Slovakia, MA 2006)
Economic Analyst, Czech National Bank

 

Government

Maksim Yemelyanau (Belarus, MA 2007, PhD Expected 2011)
Chief Economist at the Public Debt Department, Belarusian Ministry of Finance
Previously, Senior Researcher at Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC)

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Academia / Research 

Central and Eastern Europe / Commonwealth of Independent States

Kalle Ahi (Estonia, MA 2007)
Department Head, Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS)
Lecturer, Tallinn Technical University

Natalia Davidson (Russia, MA 2003)
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Ural State University, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Martin Guzi (Slovakia, MA 2006)
Resident Research Affiliate, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany

 

Universities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia

Natalia Kovrijnykh (Russia, MA 2001)
Assistant Professor of Economics, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA

Viorel Roscovan (Moldova, MA 2004)
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands

Mariya Teteryatnikova (Kazakhstan, MA 2006)
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Vienna, Austria

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Private Sector 

Central and Eastern Europe

Aelita Belyaeva (Russia, MA 2004)
Senior Credit Risk Analyst, Československá obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB), Prague

Olga Cook (née Borissova) (Kazakhstan, MA 2006)
Business Development Specialist & Business Analyst, SAP, Prague
Previously, Senior eBusiness Analyst at Monster Worldwide

Pavel Esin (Russia, MA 2002)
Basel II Project Manager, Raiffeisenbank a.s., Prague
Previously, Basel II Specialist, Komerční banka

Peter Košinár (Slovakia, MA 2003)
Senior Research Analyst, Communications, IDC CEMA (Central & Eastern Europe / Middle East & Africa)
Previously, Data / Business Analyst, Cisco Systems

Sofiya Kuzyak (Ukraine, MA 2007)
Basel II Specialist, Komerční banka, a.s., Prague
Previously, Research Consultant, Drill Business Services (Drill B.S.)

Ján Matuška (Slovakia, MA 2007)
Operational and Credit Fraud Risk Manager, Tatra banka, Bratislava
Previously, Risk Consultant, Ernst & Young

Peter Tuchyňa (Slovakia, MA 2008)
Credit Scoring Specialist, Česká Spořitelna, a.s., Prague
Also, CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 2 Candidate

Mária Valachyová (Slovakia, MA 2002)
Senior Macro Analyst, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Bratislava
Previously, Analyst, Všeobecná úverová banka

Bohdan Vražda (Czech Republic, MA 2004)
Analyst, Front Office Trading, ČEZ, a.s., Prague
Previously, Energy Sector Project Analyst, Arthur T. Little

 

North America, Western Europe & Australasia

Samvel Atayan (Russia, MA 2002)
Statistical/Quantitative Analyst, Apple Inc., California, USA
Previously, Forecasting Analyst for Sales Planning, Warner Bros. Studios, in Hollywood, California

Monica Barbu (Romania, MA 2001)
Senior Mathematician, AECOM Australia Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
Previously, Consultant/Software Developer, Jeppesen

Galina Dvorecka (Russia, MA 2006)
User Experience Senior Specialist, Vistaprint, Barcelona, Spain
Previously, Product Manager Team Lead, Product Analyst, Monster

Yuriy Kapys (Ukraine, MA 2001)
Road Network Optimization Manager, DHL Express, Köln, Germany
Previously, Network Development Manager, DHL Supply Chain

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