200 Word Bio:

Erik Brynjolfsson is a global expert on the economics of technology and AI. He is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. He also is the Ralph Landau Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Professor by Courtesy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Department of Economics, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

A leading voice on the economics of information, Brynjolfsson was among the first to quantify IT’s impact on productivity and the role of intangibles like organizational capital. At Stanford, he leads research on Transformative AI—systems poised to rapidly reshape productivity, labor markets, and prosperity—developing frameworks to help ensure this shift benefits society.

Brynjolfsson has written nine books including the bestseller The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, and Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future, and published more than 100 academic articles and five patents. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Harvard University in applied mathematics and decision sciences and a PhD from MIT in managerial economics. His papers can be found at https://www.brynjolfsson.com/research

125 Word Bio:

Erik Brynjolfsson is a professor, author and inventor. At Stanford, he is a Professor at the Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) and Director of the Digital Economy Lab, with positions at SIEPR, the Economics Department, and the Graduate School of Business. His research and speaking focus on the economics AI and digital technologies, including their effects on productivity, business strategy and the future of work. Brynjolfsson is a best-selling author of several books including The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. He has written over 200 academic articles and is one of the most widely cited researchers on the economics of AI. Brynjolfsson holds five patents and is the cofounder Workhelix, Inc, which helps companies identify opportunities for generative AI.

100 Word Bio:

Erik Brynjolfsson is a global expert on the economics of technology and AI. He is a Stanford Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and holds appointments at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Department of Economics. At Stanford, he leads research on Transformative AI—systems poised to rapidly reshape productivity, labor markets, and prosperity—developing frameworks to help ensure this shift benefits society.

50 Word Bio:

Erik Brynjolfsson is a Stanford Professor, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He leads research on Transformative AI—systems poised to reshape the economy—developing frameworks to help ensure it benefits society.

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