Sendhil Mullainathan

Sendhil Mullainathan is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He helped co-found ideas 42, a nonprofit to applies behavioral science to social problems, and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, a center to promote the use of randomized control trials in development. Mullainathan has produced a diverse set of research in behavioral economics including the impact of poverty on mental bandwidth; using fictitious resumes to measure discrimination; showing that higher cigarette taxes make smokers happier, and modeling how competition affects media bias. His latest research focuses on using machine learning and data mining techniques to better understand human behavior. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2002.

Mullainathan was elected to the Board in 2013. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.