Diego Arias, BA, MBA, MPA
B.A. Major: Economics; Minor: Business and French (1998)
M.B.A. Luxembourg (1999)
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
"What attracted me most to undertake my college education in Economics and Business at SHU was its high profile faculty and the personal attention received from the University staff. Furthermore, the possibility given to me by SHU of studying abroad in Luxembourg and France gave me the opportunity to gain additional academic and work experience internationally. After completing my Economics and Business degrees at SHU I went on to obtain a Masters in International Development at Harvard University. I am currently an Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC where I lead multi-million dollar projects for Latin America and the Caribbean aimed to reduce poverty and promote economic growth. SHU's faculty and staff gave me the academic and professional foundation to reach my professional objectives. SHU provides an intellectually stimulating environment that allows you to move higher in reaching your career objectives while creating lasting friendships."
Tony Alaimo, BS, MBA,
Major: Economics and Finance (2006);
Hometown: Biddeford, Maine
“The economics program at Sacred Heart University gave me the opportunity to understand economic systems here in the United States and around the world. The outstanding faculty provides a series of courses ranging from introductory economics to advanced quantitative theory connecting each step along the way with their own experiences. The program provides not only economic theory but a real world application of this theory in a dynamic world. I have had a wonderful experience at Sacred Heart University and have gained real world knowledge that I do not believe could have been obtained anywhere else at the undergraduate level, through in-depth quantitative research, European country studies, the Federal Reserve Challenge and international currency research. ”