Robert Evan Sanders

Robert Evan Sanders is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on policy-relevant intersections of pricing and sustainability, particularly addressing food waste reduction through empirical operations research and public policy analysis.

• Education: Ph.D. in Economics (2018) from the University of Chicago, B.S. in Economics (2012) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interests: Combines marketing science, operations research, and economics to study pricing frictions, food waste mitigation, and technology-driven sustainability solutions. Key areas include dynamic pricing, perishable inventory management, and policy evaluation.

Scientific Awards:

• Marketing Science Institute (MSI) Grant
• Clayton Dissertation Proposal Competition Winner
• Industrial Organization Research Grant (Becker Friedman Institute)

Collaborations: Works with scholars like Ioannis Stamatopoulos, Karsten Hansen, and Kanishka Misra on food waste and pricing dynamics, with findings featured in New York Times, Washington Post, and Science.