Cody provides research support on academic and translational research projects in collaboration with UNC Kenan-Flagler Faculty, the institute’s chief economist and staff.

Before joining the institute, he was an intern at the OECD in the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division performing data analytics and researching the demand for artificial intelligence-related skills in European labor markets.

Cody is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and holds a master’s degree in applied economics and bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.