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Professor Sruthi Thatchenkery is a faculty member at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, specializing in strategy and business economics. She previously taught at University College London (UCL) and held roles in economic consulting in Washington DC, focusing on antitrust and intellectual property litigation.
Her education includes a B.S. in Economics from Duke University (2008, graduating summa cum laude and with high distinction) and a Ph.D. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University (2017). She received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the PACCAR Inc. Stanford Graduate Fellowship during her doctoral studies.
Research interests center on competition and innovation in technology ecosystems, particularly how managerial perceptions shape collaboration and innovation in software. She also explores antitrust interventions' effects on digital platforms and user-driven innovation in medical device startups. Her work bridges strategic management, antitrust policy, and technological dynamics.
Professor Thatchenkery has earned multiple awards, including the Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award and recognition for teaching at UCL. Her research has been published in top journals like Administrative Science Quarterly and the Strategic Management Journal. She teaches MBA courses on innovation and technology strategy at Owen and has contributed to dual-enrollment programs with UCL.
Her NSF GRFP and PACCAR Fellowship underscore her research excellence. While no labs or teams are explicitly mentioned, her work engages interdisciplinary perspectives across business, technology, and policy domains.
