Susan Athey

Susan Athey is Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Athey was born in 1970. She received her bachelor's degree from Duke University and her Ph.D from Stanford, and she holds an honorary doctorate from Duke University. She previously taught at the economics departments at MIT, Stanford and Harvard.

She is a recipeint of the Elaine Bennett research award, and the John Bates Clark Medal of the American Economic Association.

According to Athey's Stanford bio:

Her current research focuses on the economics of the internet, marketplace design, auction theory, the statistical analysis of auction data, and the intersection of computer science and economics. Recently she has been working on theoretical and empirical studies of internet search, online advertising and the news media. She advises governments and businesses on the design of auction-based marketplaces, consulting for Microsoft Corporation in the role of chief economist since 2007, focusing on online services. She also serves as a long-term advisor to the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, helping to architect and implement their auction-based pricing system.

Affiliations

• Microsoft Corporation - Consultant chief economist.
• British Columbia Ministry of Forests - Advisor
• National Academy of Sciences - elected 2012.
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences - elected 2008.
• Sloan Foundation - Research Fellowship 2000-2002.
• Econometric Society - elected fellow 2004.
• National Bureau of Economic Research - Research Associate.
• Hoover Institution - National Fellow 2000-2001,
• Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Science at Stanford - fellow 2004-2005.
• President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science - member.
• American Economic Association - former elected member, executive committee.
• Econometric Society - former elected member, council.
• Game Theory Society - former elected member, council.