From a student who participated in high school Fed Challenge for three years and went on to coach a high school team while he was in college:
"Coaching a Fed Challenge team three years after participating in the high school competition allowed me to relive my high school years… getting to work with the students and see them develop a real interest in the material was definitely rewarding. I use the knowledge and skills I gained from Fed Challenge everyday at work."
    —David Isaacs, analyst with Deutsche Bank's Mergers and Acquisitions group in their New York office

From a student on a National Championship team who went on to intern at a Federal Reserve Bank:
"Out of the myriad activities that I participated in during high school, Fed Challenge stands out as by far the most exciting and most beneficial. First and foremost, I gained an exposure and an understanding of macroeconomics that has vaulted me past my college classmates. Not only did the textbook theories crystallize in my mind, but I can now look at world happenings through the lens of economics . If this were not enough, the competition honed my public speaking skills to the point where anything from a formal presentation to a cold call by a new professor seems like a piece of cake. I don't know yet if I want to become an economist myself, but I know that analytical thinking and economic understanding I learned will serve me well in whatever career I pursue in the working world."
    —Chris Hughes, member of Severn School National Championship team

Where are they now?