Sendhil Mullainathan

Sendhil Mullainathan is the Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Professor of Economics and the Peter de Florez Professor of EECS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work bridges machine learning, behavioral science, and computational medicine, focusing on social problems like discrimination, poverty, and health equity.

• Research Interests: Behavioral economics, algorithmic fairness, poverty, AI in healthcare, and policy evaluation.
• Teaching: Courses on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Solutions to Human Problems.
• Publications: Over 150 papers in journals like Science, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Nature Medicine, with recent work on AI-driven healthcare disparities and behavioral economics.
• Scientific Awards: MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant, Infosys Prize, ‘Top 100 Thinker’ (Foreign Policy Magazine), ‘Young Global Leader’ (World Economic Forum).
• Organizations: Co-founder of ideas42 (behavioral science non-profit), J-PAL (randomized trials in development), and Dandelion Health (healthcare data for AI). Serves on the MacArthur Foundation board.