Spencer Nederhood

Spencer Nederhood

Analyst

Spencer Nederhood is an analyst in the Financial Economics Practice at Charles River Associates. He joined CRA in 2015 after graduating with a BA degree in Economics and Finance from Vanderbilt University.

Insight into CRA’s analyst application process

Spencer Nederhood | August 25, 2016

Ah, interviewing—the great black box. Throw in the application steps that precede it, and the whole process can quickly become a morass that is often confusing, sometimes overwhelming, and rarely clear. Fortunately for me, and you too if you happen to be reading this, the CRA application process was none of the above. This clarity was one of the things that made CRA standout from the crowd, and in repayment of my good fortune, I will try to pass on that clarity to future applicants with a little light on the whole thing. Read more >

Topics: 
Applying to CRA

What skills will you learn in your first year as an analyst

Spencer Nederhood | May 03, 2016

I visited my alma mater recently and an old friend, still in school, asked me what I did on the outside. I told him. He replied that I shared a lot of buzzwords. While we can debate whether or not that was true (it wasn’t, and since I am the one writing, you are only going to hear my side), sometimes buzzwords can seem like the only way to communicate—in your first year at CRA, you dive into an ocean of new responsibilities with a whole new vocabulary, and in that first year, you learn an entirely new set of skills to swim in it. Read more >

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Training
Mentors
Professional Development
Junior Staff

What drew Spencer to economic consulting?

Spencer Nederhood | March 15, 2016

Hi all! If you are looking at this, then you will probably want to know who you are reading about. My name is Spencer, and I am a first year analyst in the Financial Economics Practice here at Charles River Associates’ Washington, DC, office. Hyperbole is cheap and crass, but I am going to break my rule just this once for myself, because my first six months here have been incredible and immensely rewarding—but before we get to that there are basics to get out of the way. Read more >

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Practice: Financial Economics
Junior Staff
Project work