Jennifer Kao

Jennifer Kao is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she co-teaches business strategy to MBA students. Her work focuses on innovation drivers in organizations, particularly examining regulation and information dynamics in health care innovation and R&D decision-making.

• Ph.D. in Public Policy (2019), Harvard University
• M.Sc. in Economics (2012), London School of Economics
• B.S. in Business Administration (2010), UC Berkeley

Her research employs quantitative methods to analyze:

• Strategic information acquisition and disclosure in health care R&D
• Regulatory impacts on pharmaceutical market entry strategies
• Public policy incentives for clinical trial transparency

She has received funding from prominent institutions including the Society of Hellman Fellows and National Institute of Health Care Management Foundation, with affiliations to:

• National Bureau of Economic Research Predoctoral Fellow
• International Network on the Value of Medical Research