About Breyon
I was born and raised in Columbia, SC and graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 2008 before pursuing higher education at the University of South Carolina. There, I earned a B.A. in Political Science in 2012, followed by an M.A. in Economics in 2013 and a Ph.D. in Economics in 2019.
Currently at Mathematica, I lead evaluations of workforce and education programs—translating data into insights for federal agencies, foundations, and policymakers while managing tasks on multimillion-dollar projects and cross-sector partnerships. Earlier, at Analysis Group, I supported litigation cases in digital advertising and biotech through economic modeling, from analyzing social media ad auctions to quantifying damages in large-scale legal disputes. My career began in my home state at the South Carolina Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Office, where I streamlined revenue forecasting and assessed policy impacts, like modeling the fiscal effects of state gas tax proposals to guide legislative decisions.
I am proud to be affiliated with the Ph.D. Project and the American Economic Association’s Pipeline Mentoring Program, and in 2017, I served as an AEA Summer Fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Outside of economics, I recharge by connecting with loved ones, diving into books, staying active, playing chess, and indulging in classic horror films. I’m also endlessly curious about the cosmos—whether pondering earth-like exoplanets, unraveling the secrets of black holes, or imagining the possibilities of multiverse theories.
Currently at Mathematica, I lead evaluations of workforce and education programs—translating data into insights for federal agencies, foundations, and policymakers while managing tasks on multimillion-dollar projects and cross-sector partnerships. Earlier, at Analysis Group, I supported litigation cases in digital advertising and biotech through economic modeling, from analyzing social media ad auctions to quantifying damages in large-scale legal disputes. My career began in my home state at the South Carolina Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Office, where I streamlined revenue forecasting and assessed policy impacts, like modeling the fiscal effects of state gas tax proposals to guide legislative decisions.
I am proud to be affiliated with the Ph.D. Project and the American Economic Association’s Pipeline Mentoring Program, and in 2017, I served as an AEA Summer Fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Outside of economics, I recharge by connecting with loved ones, diving into books, staying active, playing chess, and indulging in classic horror films. I’m also endlessly curious about the cosmos—whether pondering earth-like exoplanets, unraveling the secrets of black holes, or imagining the possibilities of multiverse theories.