Timothy Simcoe

Timothy Simcoe is the David J. McGrath Jr. Professor in Strategy & Innovation and Department Chair at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University. His research focuses on standards and standards development, innovation, intellectual property, technology, and corporate strategy. He has advised major corporations in the information technology sector and served as a Senior Economist on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers (2014-15). Previously, he held academic and professional roles at the University of Toronto and Ernst & Young LLP.

• PhD in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley (2004)
• MA in Economics, University of California, Berkeley (2003)
• AB in Applied Math and Economics, Harvard University (1996)

His research spans industrial organization, applied econometrics, and the interplay between patents and standardization. He is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and serves as an editor for Management Science. His work includes empirical analyses of patent systems, standard-setting organizations, and platform ecosystems. Key publications address topics like network effects, IP licensing, and voluntary standardization performance.