Alumni News

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Eileen Kiely, MA Economics '96, with the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award in economics. Kiely is managing director at BlackRock, where she leads the firm’s counterparty, trading, and securities lending risk function.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Ofori Boateng, BS Economics '09, with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni award in economics. Boateng is a prominent figure in the renewable energy industry, known for his innovative contributions and strategic leadership. He has held key positions in leading renewable energy companies and is currently the CEO of Strategic Security Systems.

Thankful that during my graduate studies at Mason I was able to learn a variety of [quantitative and qualitative] skills... that I feel translate heavily in the workplace, and [am] also thankful that my professors emphasized real world applications in the classroom. My most memorable experience was when I studied abroad over in Oxford England....

In a piece on the USNews & World Report's site, William Luther, MA Economics '11, PhD '12, faculty member at Kenyon College and Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, explains that bitcoin is no more a "criminal's currency of choice" than widely available $100 bills.

Beth McGrath, BS '88 economics, deputy chief management officer at the Defense Department for three years, will retire from the Pentagon at the end of this month after a 25-year career there.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences will host its second annual Alumni Weekend Beer Tasting on Saturday, Oct. 6. Jason Camsky, BS ’08, economics, will lead the Beer Tasting in his role as a regional sales manager for the Port City Brewing Company.

Abdiweli Ali, a 1999 Mason Economics PhD student, is highlighted in this Harvard Kennedy School article. January 24, 2011