It is very common for current economic students to overlook the variety of professional careers that can be pursued with an economics major, whether it is corporate, government, law, or non-profit organizations. In order to give economic students a grasp of possible career choices after completion of their bachelor’s degree, students at the economic peer advising office follow up on the lives of past U of O economic alumni’s to see where they are currently in the workforce. I decided to contact Mr. Marv Barton Waring, Managing Director and Head of Client Advisory Group for Barclays Global Investors located in San Francisco, CA.
Marv Barton Waring graduated from the University of Oregon in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. After graduating, he then immediately went to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree in law at Lewis & Clark University. After Marv completed his law degree in 1975, he practiced law at a firm in North Bend for ten years. In 1985, Marv decided to return back to school at one of the most prestigious universities in the country, Yale University, for a master’s degree in financial economics.
After years of post undergraduate education and very intense schooling, Marv felt ready to enter the financial industry in the corporate world. He went on to run Ibbotson Associates, an investment consulting firm in Chicago, Illinois, for a few years. Since then, Marv has moved his career with other investment firms, such as Towers Perrin in Chicago and Morgan Stanley in New York City. Marv is now a financial economist for institutional investors at the world’s largest investment advisory firm, Barclays Global Investors.
When I asked Marv if his current position with Barclays is closely related to his economic degree at the U of O, he stated, “My current position as Managing Director of Barclays is loosely connected with economics. My position is more mathematical than theoretical from an economic standpoint. It is really important and essential those economic students sharpen their math skills by taking calculus courses. It definitely becomes a valuable asset in the future.”
Profile by Jimi W. Browne (2002)