Keystone Strategy hires Susan Athey as chief scientific advisor
Keystone Strategy, a San Francisco-based strategy and economics consulting firm, has hired Susan Athey, PhD, as chief scientific advisor.
Athey, who is currently the economics of technology professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, brings more than 20 years of experience in academia, Big Tech, and government.
In her new role at Keystone, she will provide economic and econometric counsel to the CoreAI division, which offers operational and commercial AI services, algorithms, and systems to large enterprises, as well as advise the global economic and technology advisory group, which delivers economic analysis and expert testimony in legal disputes and regulatory matters.
"CoreAI works with clients to build, operate and transfer customized AI/ML solutions solving specific operational challenges and automating deep decision-making for functions including supply chain optimization, forecasting, attribution and more," said Devesh Mishra, president of CoreAI. "Susan's expertise in AI/ML, economics and business will be invaluable in delivering transformative solutions to our clients."
Athey spent the last two years as chief economist of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice. She also spent six years as chief economist of Microsoft and has served as an advisor to numerous venture capital and investment firms. Athey has also served as a board member at companies such as Expedia, Ripple, and Turo.
She has been a professor at Stanford University for 16 years and has also held professor roles at Harvard and MIT.
In 2007 she received the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded by the American Economic Association to the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contributions to economic thought and knowledge.
Athey has a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in economics, computer science, and mathematics from Duke University.
“Dr. Athey is one of the most widely respected economists in the United States, and her skills and leadership are unique in that they have always been multidisciplinary. For over 20 years, she's been the leading voice on the value of combining technical expertise with rigorous economic analysis and business insight – a philosophy we share, as our firm was designed around these practices from the start," said Jeff Marowits, president of client services at Keystone.
Keystone was founded in 2003 and helps Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and law firms solves challenges in strategy and regulation. The management consulting firm has deep expertise in economics, data analysis, product development, competition platforms, intellectual property, and antitrust matters.
Keystone works with the globe’s top technology companies as well as consumer brands. Its client roster includes Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, GE, Coca-Cola, and Pfizer.
The firm has more than 175 professionals across offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and London.
RLH Equity Partners in 2021 invested $100-million into Keystone.
