Immigration and Foreign-Born Students

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Luncheon

A panel of experts join the Council to discuss a new Council report on the economic impact of retaining US-educated foreign-born students in local economies.

Five people sitting on-stage during a public program.

Speakers

Michael Amiridis
Ujjwal Gupta
Giovanni Peri
Ellen Rudnick
Natasha Korecki

Event Date

April 14, 2016

About This Event

Boasting many of the world’s top universities, the United States is a magnet for talented students from across the globe. As graduates, these students are enviable assets to the economy, adding critical knowledge and skills to the workforce and boosting productivity. But current US immigration laws limit the avenues in which international and undocumented students can transition to employment in the United States after graduation. Join Giovanni Peri, author of a new Council report on the economic impact of retaining US-educated foreign-born students in local economies, and a panel of experts as they discuss the challenges presented by current immigration laws and offer recommendations to maximize the contributions of this talent.

About the Speakers

Michael Amiridis

Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Michael Amiridis has been chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago since March 2015. Previously, he was executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina at Columbia and has over two decades of experience as a professor, researcher, and senior university administrator. A native of Greece, Amiridis is also a chemical engineering researcher.

Ujjwal Gupta

Cofounder and COO, BenchPrep

Ujjwal Gupta is cofounder and COO of BenchPrep, a test prep management system. Prior to BenchPrep Ujjwal started several companies across several industries, including nanotechnology, rural technology, and events management. Ujjwal obtained a PhD in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and a BS/MS from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Giovanni Peri

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Economics, University of California, Davis

Giovanni Peri is professor and chair of the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis, and research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is editor of the journal Regional Science and Urban Economics and is on the editorial board of several academic journals in economics.

Ellen Rudnick

Executive Director, Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Ellen Rudnick has spent 25 years in business management and entrepreneurial activities, primarily in the health care and information services industries, prior to joining the Chicago Booth faculty. Rudnick was formerly president and CEO of Healthcare Knowledge Resources, president of HCIA, and corporate vice president of Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Natasha Korecki

Senior Reporter, POLITICO