Ezeriki Emetonjor

Originally hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, Ezeriki Emetonjor studied Economics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she earned the prestigious Departmental Honors in Economics award and graduated Summa Cum Laude. During her undergraduate studies, Ezeriki participated in research that explored the impact of U.S. military spending on the state of Alabama. Additionally, she pursued a minor in Communication Arts, where she studied the intersection between communication and technology. Prior to Yale, she worked as a Business Analyst at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), where she supported automated trading platform applications. Ezeriki's research interests include the economics of Information Technology, gender disparities in developing countries, racial inequality, African economic development and history with an emphasis on Venture Capital, politics, and religion.