Diana Smith is the Director of Strategy for Academic Initiatives at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago. She leads the expansion of the Master’s in Economics Program in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and develops new certificate programs for learners ranging from high school students to working professionals.
She has spent over 12 years at the University of Chicago, previously serving as Research Program Director of the Griffin Applied Economics Incubator. Diana holds an M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and a B.S. in Business from Indiana University.