University of Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory

 

University of Pittsburgh
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An accomplished executive in the prepaid industry, Jerome Uffner brings more than three decades of experience to his position as the general manager of prepaid for FIS Payments, a global payments leader headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To prepare for his career, Jerome Uffner earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh.

Part of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Economics offers one of the school’s most popular degree programs. With a range of study options including microeconomics, macroeconomics, and economic theory, the program serves more than 1,000 undergraduate students and dozens of PhD candidates through collaborative relationships with other colleges such as Carnegie Mellon University.

The department also stands out for its world-renowned Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory (PEEL). Founded by Professor John Kagel and Nobel Laureate Professor Alvin Roth, PEEL brings together scholars and students from diverse fields, including public policy, economics, and neuroscience, to conduct groundbreaking research on the relationships between markets, psychology, decision-making, and politics.

Over the years, important research conducted at PEEL has included Nobel Prize-winning research on market algorithms that has had a major impact on real-world problems in a variety of fields. Among other uses, this research has been applied to kidney exchange programs, and matching students to grade schools.

Supporting Backpack Blessings

 

Backpack Blessings
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Jerome Uffner served as president and CEO of FirstView Financial in Atlanta, Georgia, for three years. He held multiple senior management roles at various companies before taking the position with the financial, mobile, and payment technology services provider from 2014 to 2017. Though dedicated to his career, Jerome Uffner is also involved in charity work and currently serves on the board of directors for Backpack Blessings.

Backpack Blessings is a non-profit organization that provides food for Fair Oaks Elementary students on the weekends. The students are from Cobb County, Georgia, and qualify for the free meal plan during the school week, but lack sufficient food at home on the weekends.

Backpack Blessings allows the community to support their efforts to help students in several ways. One way members of the community can help is by sponsoring a child by donating $300 a year. Another way is by sending a donation in the form of a check payable to Backpack Blessings. Since the charity is run by the Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, checks can also be made payable to Mount Bethel UMC with Backpack Blessings written on the “for” line. Additionally, donors can contribute via PayPal or credit card for a one-time donation or a monthly $25 donation.

For more information on how to donate, please visit www.backpackblessings.org/donate.