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

Before joining the institute, he was an intern at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 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. He holds a master’s degree in applied economics and bachelor’s degree in economics from UNC-Greensboro.