Luciano Pomatto is a Professor of Economics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Executive Officer for the Social Sciences since 2025. He holds affiliations with the Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences, the Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS), and the Center for Theoretical and Experimental Social Sciences (CTESS). Education: B.A. (2007), M.A. (2009) from Universita di Torino; Ph.D. (2015) from Northwestern University. Academic Career: Assistant Professor at Caltech (2016–22), promoted to Professor in 2022. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor at the Journal of Political Economy , Journal of Economic Theory , and Journal of Mathematical Economics . His research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, risk analysis, information theory, and Bayesian epistemology. Recent work explores stochastic dominance, ambiguity preferences, and the mathematical foundations of forecasting. The 15 most recent publications span Econometrica, American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, and Journal of Political Economy. They reflect interdisciplinary trends bridging microeconomic theory with probability theory, cognitive science, and social decision-making. Scientific Awards: Brass Division Award (2022). Teaching includes courses on Game Theory, Foundations of Economics, and Advanced Economic Theory, with cross-departmental offerings in Social, Cognitive, and Decision Sciences. No student names or grant details are explicitly listed in the provided text.











