Amin Makhani, B.S. 2008

SVP, Growth Strategy / Head of Data & Analytics, Bentobox - New York, NY

2008 Major: Economics and Mathematics

How has being an Economics graduate from Duke helped shape you personally and/or professionally?

"My economics education has shaped how I approach problems. I almost always try to create a formula with a variable to solve. I've been able to teach this quantitative approach to colleagues and influence my workplaces to take a more quantitive lens to problem solving."

What advice would you give students in Duke's Economics programs? 

"Consider many different industries! When I started working for a VC-backed tech startup, it was a very unconventional path for Duke econ grads. Today it's a very conventional path! You could be a trailblazer!"

Makhani