Sebastian Puerta

Sebastian Puerta is a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at Opportunity Insights. Originally from Medellin, Colombia and raised in Metro Atlanta, Sebastian graduated from the University of Georgia with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics. His research interests are in segregation, education, and inequality. Prior to joining Opportunity Insights, Sebastian worked as a summer research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2016 — 2020.05)
• Master of Arts - MA University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2016 — 2020)
• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017 — 2017)

Companies

• Pre-Doctoral Fellow Opportunity Insights (2020)
• Director of Alumni Engagement HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education), Inc. (2018)
• Research Assistant for Professor Tim Samples University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2017)
• President UGA Economics Society (2019 — 2020)
• Summer Analyst Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2018 — 2020)
• Community Engagement Director Roosevelt @ UGA (2018 — 2020)
• Editor-in-Chief Georgia Political Review (2017 — 2020)
• Graduation Coach & Intern & Agent HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education), Inc. (2016 — 2018)
• Politcal Organizer Jon Ossoff for Congress (2017 — 2017)