Analyst
Zachary Walusek
Analyst
Zachary Walusek is an analyst at Applied Analysis. He joined the firm in August 2026 after completing a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Data Intelligence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
During his time at UNLV, he worked as a government affairs intern at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, where he tracked agenda items to keep the executive team apprised on regional developments. To further his interest in public policy, he worked at Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute as a student researcher, publishing fact sheets on economic, demographic, and environmental trends in the Las Vegas area and broader Mountain West Region. At the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, he performed peer research and stakeholder engagement duties, contributing to the 2025 Housing Affordability in Nevada: An Economic Analysis and Policy Considerations report. He also worked in the private sector focusing on consulting work at the intersection of economics and public policy.
Walusek has experience in econometrics, forecasting, fiscal and financial modeling, statistical packages like STATA and R, as well as in the startup space. As a Las Vegas native, he is committed to rigorous analytical work that positively shapes the community he's proud to call home.
During his time at UNLV, he worked as a government affairs intern at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, where he tracked agenda items to keep the executive team apprised on regional developments. To further his interest in public policy, he worked at Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute as a student researcher, publishing fact sheets on economic, demographic, and environmental trends in the Las Vegas area and broader Mountain West Region. At the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, he performed peer research and stakeholder engagement duties, contributing to the 2025 Housing Affordability in Nevada: An Economic Analysis and Policy Considerations report. He also worked in the private sector focusing on consulting work at the intersection of economics and public policy.
Walusek has experience in econometrics, forecasting, fiscal and financial modeling, statistical packages like STATA and R, as well as in the startup space. As a Las Vegas native, he is committed to rigorous analytical work that positively shapes the community he's proud to call home.
