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Christine P. Ries is a Professor in the School of Economics at Georgia Tech, with prior faculty roles at Harvard Business School, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and Stanford University. She chairs multiple boards, including the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Georgia Tech Program in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Her research focuses on free market economics, corporate strategy, Big Data analytics, and tax policy’s impact on economic growth. She holds a PhD in International Business Economics from the University of Chicago (1977).
- Education: PhD in International Business Economics, University of Chicago (1977)
Her research integrates corporate decision-making with global economic policies, emphasizing foreign exchange risk management and value-based analytics. She advises governments and corporations on tax reform, regulatory frameworks, and emerging market strategies. Notable contributions include Georgia’s 2012 tax code modernization and a tax policy calculator game. She teaches courses on global finance, network economics, and policy analysis, emphasizing hybrid and online learning formats.
Her articles address capital controls, corporate investment behavior, and international monetary policies. She is a frequent speaker on economic reform, education innovation, and technology-driven transformation.
- Advising/Grants: Consultant to IBM, Citicorp, and governments; led tax reform initiatives in Georgia; advises K-12 education systems like Georgia Cyber Academy.
She leads Georgia Tech’s Big Data and Engineering Council and chairs the Data Dominators Affinity Group. Her work connects corporate strategy with public policy, leveraging Big Data insights for economic competitiveness.
