Feb 08, 2023
Don Uy-Barreta
The US Debt Limit

Don Uy-Barreta is a part-time economics faculty member at Menlo College, where he receives raves for his ability to convey challenging subjects in a clear and engaging manner. One of his recent lectures was about the country’s debt limit and the issues that surround it.

Additional info about Don: Don previously worked at Franklin Templeton Investments as a Portfolio Analyst, where he was part of a team that managed $4.5 billion in municipal bonds in separately managed accounts. After transitioning to academia, he became a fellow under the Education Advisory Group at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and was also an EPIC fellow at Stanford’s Global Studies Department. Before joining Menlo, he taught at Hult International Business School where he received their 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 Professor of the Year awards. One of the student quotes that accompanied the award he received from Hult was: “I absolutely love Don’s classes. Economic theories and concepts are often confusing, but Don provides great real-world examples that make it easier to understand, as well as actually challenging their validity.” Don has lectured on the topics of international trade in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the U.K. In addition to teaching, he is currently an executive board member at the Global Educators Network under the Global Studies Department at Stanford University.