Prior to Elon, Kurt earned his B.S. in economics from Clemson University and his Ph.D. at The University of Iowa. While at Iowa, Kurt worked on the Health Prediction Markets and developed derivative contracts traded on the only SEC licensed prediction stock market. Kurt's research interests include health, labor and macroeconomics. He maintains an active research agenda with publications in journals such as Health Economics and Journal of Labor Research. Outside of academia, Kurt has worked at Lockheed Martin and consulted for ACT.Addison Maille, Tax Partner/Member, Smith Leonard