Jim Picht has had the opportunity to view first-hand and provide expert guidance as capitalism has come to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He has served as:

• Policy Analyst, Institute of Public Administration, Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine
• Fiscal Advisor, Ministry of Finance and State Duma, Russian Republic
• Short-term Technical Advisor with the U.S. Department of Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, Bosnia-Hercegovina
• Senior Advisor and Chief Trainer, Asian Development Bank project, Ministry of Finance, Kyrgystan with the Barrants Group LLC.
• Senior Fiscal Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Kyrgystan

In addition to teaching introductory and advanced courses in economic thought, Dr. Picht teaches Law and Economics, as well as a variety of courses in Russian language, literature and history.

 

• Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University
• B.A., Biology and Russian, University of Utah