SPEAKER EVENTS

Throughout the year, we bring in industry professionals to speak to our members and share their advice and experiences. These professionals have ranged from private bankers to professors to Federal Reserve bank presidents.

RESEARCH

Members have the opportunity to participate, as undergraduates, in research projects through various centers located in Madison.

TECH WORKSHOPS

We provide training workshops in technologies that are useful in economic research and careers such as Stata, Excel, Powerpoint, and Python.

MENTORING

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More senior members mentor younger members in areas of interest based on their previous experiences. 

FEDERAL RESERVE CHALLENGE

We form a team that competes in the College Fed Challenge, where our team creates and presents a monetary policy recommendation at the Chicago Federal Reserve.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Through a combination of the aforementioned training and networking, we provide members with a place where they can train for and pursue future careers.

OUR VISION

As an organization, our goal is to be able to supplement the economic education that our members receive at the University and to be able to provide opportunities for our members to explore potential career paths that interest them, whether that be in the corporate/academic world or elsewhere. To advance this goal, we provide software training, research opportunities, mentoring, professional networking, general economic education, speaker events, and more.

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We are constantly striving to improve our organization and expand our professional and alumni networks so as to be able to best serve the interests of our members. If you happen to be interested in joining our network, please do not hesitate to reach out to us! Our contact information can be found at the bottom of the page.
 

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Executive Team

Weesam Chehab

President

Max Raisleger

Vice President

Tel: 815-593-2902

 

Logan Schoen is a junior majoring in Finance and Economics with a certificate in Environmental Studies. Logan has spent three semesters with the organization and previously was the Federal Reserve Challenge's treasurer. Logan currently works as an Investment intern with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. This next summer, Logan will be working as a Fixed Income Sales & Trading intern with TD Securities in New York City.

Tel: 608-438-6439

Max Raisleger is a Junior from the Madison area studying finance and economics. He will be interning in the Investment Banking field this summer with Lazard this summer.

Tel: 847-946-7546

Alex Orlov is a junior majoring in Economics and Mathematics and was a member of the 2017 and 2018 College Federal Reserve Challenge teams. He served as the Federal Reserve Challenge treasurer in 2018 and is currently the head of research for this organization, where he manages research projects and academic development of members. After graduation, he plans on pursuing graduate school in law or economics.

Tel: 971-269-5472

 

Weesam Chehab is a junior majoring in Finance and Economics with Mathematical Emphasis. He has spent 2 years with the organization. He is currently working as a research assistant for the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy.

Tel: 608-438-6439

Max Raisleger is a senior from Middleton, Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison. He is majoring in finance and economics with an emphasis in math. As a member of the presentation team, he competed in the fall 2019 competition in Chicago. Additionally, he is Vice President and Head of Professional Development. This summer he is interning at Lazard in New York.

Josh Gonzalez

Head of Research

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Tel: 551-427-3894

Josh is a sophomore studying Economics with a Math Emphasis. Originally from New Jersey, he was involved in the high school level Fed Challenge and has been involved at UW since his first semester. Passionate about economics, especially monetary policy and macroeconomics, he is excited to keep serving the club as Head of Research and team leader for the Federal Reserve Challenge competition in the fall and Fiscal Challenge in the Spring.

Sourish Kundu

Head of Training

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Tel: 651-347-5342

 

Sourish Kundu is currently a sophomore at UW-Madison and is pursuing a double major in Economics and Computer Science. Sourish is involved with the Federal Reserve Challenge and is a staff writer for the Wisconsin International Review. 

Michael Tang

Treasurer​

Tel: 262-757-1064

Michael Tang is a junior majoring in Economics and Mathematics. He has been a member of the Federal Reserve Challenge for 3 semesters and is currently the Treasurer for this organization, where he manages club fund raising and resources. After graduation, he plans on pursuing graduate school in economics.

Anthony Genac

Head of Logistics​

Tel: 262-989-2042

Anthony Genac is currently a sophomore at UW-Madison and is pursuing a double major in Economics and Personal Finance. Besides being the Head of Logistics for the Federal Reserve Challenge, he is also the Vice President of External Development for Wealth Management Group

Yiming Sui

Head of Diversity and Inclusion

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Tel: 608-960-0869

Yiming Sui is a senior majoring in Economics and Journalism. He has spent 3 years with the organization. He has experience in corporate finance, advertising. After graduation, he plans on going to graduate school for a degree in analytics.

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