Susan Athey

Susan Athey
Professor Susan Athey in 2020
Born (1970-11-29) November 29, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
EducationDuke University (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
SpouseGuido Imbens
Academic career
FieldMicroeconomics
Econometrics
Machine Learning
InstitutionStanford University
Doctoral
advisor
Paul Milgrom
Donald John Roberts
Edward Lazear
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (2007)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Susan Carleton Athey (born November 1970)[1] is an American economist. She is the Economics of Technology Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[2] Prior to joining Stanford, she has been a professor at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Athey is the first female winner of the John Bates Clark Medal.[3] She served as the consulting chief economist for Microsoft for six years[4] and was a consulting researcher to Microsoft Research. She is currently on the boards of Expedia, Lending Club, Rover, Turo, Ripple, and non-profit Innovations for Poverty Action.[4] She also serves as the senior fellow at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She is an associate director for the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and the director of Golub Capital Social Impact Lab.[4]

  1. ^ "SUSAN CARLETON ATHEY : CV" (PDF). Gsb.stanford.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Enriching the Experience". Stanford Graduate School of Business.
  3. ^ Priest, Lisa (April 23, 2007). "Economist who aided Canada wins top honour". Globe&Mail, Toronto. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  4. ^ a b c "Susan Athey". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2020-12-03.