Catherine Tucker

Catherine Tucker is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She serves as the faculty director of the EMBA program and has chaired the MIT Sloan PhD Program. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, marketing, and public policy, with expertise in digital privacy, online advertising, and blockchain applications. She co-founded the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab and has testified before Congress on digital privacy issues. Tucker holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University and a BA from the University of Oxford.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Stanford University
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford

Research Interests:

• Algorithmic bias and fairness
• Privacy regulation and consumer data
• Blockchain technology applications
• Healthcare technology and digital health
• Marketing strategy in digital ecosystems

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2010s)
• William F. O’Dell Award (Long-term Impact in Marketing)
• Garfield Economic Impact Award (2020)

Editorial Roles: Senior editor at Marketing Science, former co-editor at Quantitative Marketing and Economics, and associate editor roles at Management Science and Journal of Marketing Research.

Labs & Initiatives: Co-director of the NBER Digital Economics and AI program, and co-founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab studying blockchain applications.