A career talk with Nathaniel Brantingham took place on 18 August. He has degrees in Psychology, Software Project Management, and Divinity and has worked in many different settings from start-ups to financial data. Most recently he has worked with a student support non-profit organization at the University of Illinois where he helped students around issues such as mental health, trauma recovery, and identity. He is also the Chief Financial Data Analyst for a company that does profitability analysis for banks. His hobbies include writing, reading, games and hiking.
Nate Brantingham has also had a very interesting and diverse career history and talked about what non-traditional careers with advanced degrees might look like. He has worked with multiple start-ups, financial institutions, non-profits, freelance work, writing, and the game industry.Â
He also talked about Mental Health focusing on practical real advice that can actually help. He discussed topics such as self-care, depression, anxiety, loneliness, what treatment options exist, and what to do in a crisis.Â
We would like to thank him very much for coming and for his interesting inputs.
