Stanford Alum, Business School Dean Jonathan Levin Named Stanford President
Jonathan Levin has been appointed the 13th president of Stanford University.
Jonathan Levin
The President and Bing Presidential Professor
Professor of Economics
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economics Research
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Bio
Jonathan D. Levin, President of Stanford University and Bing Presidential Professor, served as the tenth dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business from September 2016 to August 2024. During his tenure as dean, Stanford GSB’s faculty and educational programs prospered, and the school expanded its efforts in key areas, including technology and sustainability. Levin is widely recognized for his scholarship in microeconomics and industrial organization. He received the John Bates Clark Medal as the outstanding American economist under the age of 40. He has served as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Economics, MIT, 1999
- MPhil in Economics, Oxford University, 1996
- BA in English, BS in Mathematics; Stanford University; 1994
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2016–present
- Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory, Stanford University Department of Economics, 2012–present
- Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2016–24
- Professor (by Courtesy), Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2010–16
- Department Chair, Stanford University Department of Economics, 2011–14
- Professor, Stanford University Department of Economics, 2009–2012
- Associate Professor, Stanford University Department of Economics, 2005–09
- Assistant Professor, Stanford University Department of Economics, 2000–05
Awards and Honors
- Doctorate Honoris Causa, Universidad ESAN, 2023
- Dean of the Year, Poets and Quants, 2022
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014
- Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, 2014
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, 2012
- John Bates Clark Medal, 2011
- Fellow, Econometric Society, 2008
- Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, Stanford, 2005
- Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, 2004
- Review of Economic Studies Speaking Tour, 1999
- George Webb Medley Thesis and Exam Prizes, Oxford, 1996
- Fulbright Scholarship, 1994
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1993
- President’s Award for Academic Performance, Stanford, 1991
Professional Experience
- Visiting Committee of the MIT Economics Department, 2023–present
- President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2021–present
- Trustee, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 2020–present
- Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, Advisory Board, 2016–present
- Director of the Industrial Organization Program, NBER, 2014–2016
- Executive Committee, American Economic Association, 2013–15
- Council of the Econometric Society, 2013–15
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2003–present
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