THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Alumni Career Mentor Series
The Alumni Career Mentor Series invites MAPSS, CIR, and MACSS alumni from different career sectors back to campus. They come to talk about their current positions and how they got there to introduce you to a range of career possibilities. They are also here to provide experience-based insight to help guide your future endeavors. The talks are followed by a Q&A session.
Jane Bi is a data scientist at Bloomberg, located in Singapore. Her expertise is in data management (e.g., workflow automation, data modeling, etc.) and project management. Jane graduated from MAPSS – Economics in 2018. While at the University of Chicago, she focused on economics and took a few data and programming courses (e.g., NLP). She also serves as the President of UChicago Alumni Club Singapore, trying to build up a strong local alumni community. Jane is also active in volunteering and teaching Yoga in her free time.
Tim Sawyier LCPC is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a faculty member at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (CPI). He is also an editorial associate of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and a Clinical Fellow of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society. He graduated from MAPSS in 2014, concentrating in history and writing a thesis on Freud, and then pursued further clinical graduate education before embarking on psychoanalytic training at CPI. As an undergraduate, Tim studied oboe at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, and had an orchestral career before pursuing graduate studies. He has been a contributing writer to the Chicago Classical Review since his MAPSS graduation.
In this role, Ben leverages his expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods to lead projects for clients in the entertainment and video game industries. He graduated from the MAPPS program in 2017, and started a career in market research where he continues to explore the intersection of human interaction and the world we live in.
Juben Rabbani (MAPSS ’09) is a Director at JD Power and Associates, a market research and consumer insights consulting firm. His primary responsibilities involve data research and consulting for nearly every major global automotive manufacturer on the market. With ten years of experience in the industry, Juben has employed data and evidence-based research to support concept development and late-model prototypes. He also serves on the Electric Vehicle (EV) Task Force at JD Power, where he works on developing the company’s direction in the emerging EV market. Juben holds a B.A. in Anthropology from UCLA and an M.A. in the Social Sciences from UChicago. As a MAPSS student, Juben concentrated in Anthropology. He believes that his graduate education honed his skills in critical thinking, analysis, and fostered an “unwillingness to accept truth at face-value.” Juben recently joined the MAPSS Alumni Association Executive Committee and is enthusiastic about sharing his journey by connecting with students as a career mentor.