Ehud Kalai

Ehud Kalai is a Professor at Northwestern University, specifically within the Kellogg School of Management and the Department of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences. Since 1975, he has held various academic positions, including the James J. O'Connor Distinguished Professor of Decision and Game Sciences (2001–present) and The Charles E. Morrison Professor of Decision Sciences (1982–2001).

• Education
  • PhD in Mathematics and Statistics, Cornell University (1972)
  • MS in Mathematics and Statistics, Cornell University (1971)
  • AB in Mathematics, University of California Berkeley (1967)

Kalai is a pioneering figure in game theory, with significant contributions to cooperative and non-cooperative games, bargaining solutions, and equilibrium analysis. His work bridges economics, computer science, and social choice theory, focusing on structural robustness in large games and rational learning models.

His recent research trends emphasize Bayesian games, strategic complexity, and computational game theory, reflecting interdisciplinary applications in economics and computer science.

• Scientific Awards
  • Prize in Game Theory (Game Theory Society)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012)
  • Fellow, Econometric Society
  • Honorary Doctorate, University of Paris (2010)

Kalai founded the Game Theory Society with Robert Aumann and served as its president (2003–2006). He also established the Kellogg Center for Game Theory and Economic Behavior and the Nancy L. Schwartz Lecture Series.