You’ll be part of a team that includes peers, managers, and experts. For many projects, you’ll work in “a war room,” a collaborative space where there’s always someone to answer your questions and teach you skills.
Bates White PhD
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What you'll be doing
You’ll work closely with senior staff and academic experts to solve complex economic, financial, and business problems. On behalf of clients across a variety of industries, you’ll perform economic research and empirical analysis to help them address issues of monopolization, price-fixing, competitive effects, damages, valuation, and more. Whether you are working on a litigation, investigative, regulatory, or policy matter, you’ll help uncover insights and strategies that deliver valuable solutions.
Ongoing mentorship and support
You’re never on your own. You’ll be part of a tailored Jump Start Program that helps you transition to consulting. You’ll receive feedback, mentoring, training, and enjoy a host of social opportunities.
Meet our PhDs
Alice Ndikumana, Senior Economist
PhD, Health Policy, Harvard University
BS, Biomedical Engineering & Applied Microeconomics,
Washington University in St. LouisAlice Ndikumana joined our Antitrust and Competition Practice team in 2021 after earning her PhD in health economics. Prior to her doctoral studies, Alice worked in management consulting, where she advised healthcare clients. Now she uses her unique background and skills to solve complex challenges in the healthcare space. Hear more about her experience at Bates White by clicking on the video.
Naibin Chen, Senior Economist
PhD, Economics, Penn State University
MA, Economics, Peking University (Beijing, China)
BA, Economics, Peking University (Beijing, China)Senior Economist Naibin Chen joined the team in 2020 and has been using skills he gained earning his PhD to contribute to real cases within our Antitrust and Competition Practice. In the academic and collegiate environment at Bates White, he has continued his education by learning from his colleagues while using his coding, data set management, research, derived modeling, and econometric analysis skills. Learn more about the work he does by clicking on the video.
A path to advancement
There are no limits on what you can achieve. You can aspire to project supervisor, firm leader, or expert—we need high-performing talent in all areas.
