Susan Athey is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Her research interests include mathematical methods and tools for theoretical modeling, auctions, industrial organization, econometric identification, and organizational design. Born in 1970, she received her bachelor's degree at 20 from Duke University, her Ph.D. from Stanford at 24, and was voted tenure at M.I.T. and Stanford before her 30th birthday. After teaching at MIT for six years and Stanford for five years, she moved to Harvard in 2006. At the age of 36, Professor Athey received the John Bates Clark Medal. In 2000, she received the Elaine Bennett research award, given every other year to an outstanding young woman in any field of economics. In addition, she received the Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship for 2000-2002.