Early Career Profiles:
Recent bachelors-level graduates in the mathematical sciences

Hall Walker

Name: Hall Walker Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington Position: Assistant Economist Employer: King County Office of Budget Industry Sector: Finance

What he does:

• Hall works with data analysis, maintaining large volumes of data, researching a variety of topics, and preparing reports and publications for the office.

Math on the job:

• Examples of math on the job involve doing a great deal of statistical analysis, tracking changes in data over time, finding trends, etc.

Hall's background:

• Hall graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences (ACMS), in Spring, 2005, with a concentration in economics, a Bachelor of Science in Economics, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a minor in Mathematics.
• Hall was always good in math, so this helped him choose his majors.

Advice for students:

• Get as much computer knowledge as possible, as it can be applied to many fields.

University of Washington   |   Department of Mathematics