Sometimes, a one-on-one conversation can be more useful than all the written resources in the world. PREDOC.org's Office Hours allows anyone who is interested in a research career to connect with top researchers to learn about the field, find opportunities, and get advice. Office Hours are held virtually over Zoom. Here are our upcoming meetings:
Research Assistant
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Research Interests: Zak’s primary research interest is in urban economics, including topics in housing affordability and neighborhood change. As a research assistant at the Chicago Fed, he has worked on projects related to corporate finance and rising home insurance costs.
Meet with Zak on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM CT.
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PhD Student
Management Department (Strategy and Entrepreneurship), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Sachin studies at the intersection of strategy, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial finance. His work examines how immigrant spillovers shape start-up formation, how biases affect early-career recruitment, and how entrepreneurial returns vary globally. Before Wharton, he was a Predoctoral Fellow in the Entrepreneurial Management and Finance unit at Harvard Business School, co-authoring projects on career seniority, and athlete peer and network effects.
Meet with Sachin on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.
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