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Denmark Erik Brynjolfsson is a distinguished academic and author focusing on the economics of information and artificial intelligence, offering insights into technological impacts on business and society.
Erik Brynjolfsson 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.
Along with Tom Mitchell, Brynjolfsson co-chaired two committees for the National Academies of Sciences, one on 'Automation and the US Workforce' in 2017 and one on 'Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work' released in 2024. He also directed the analysis of AI for the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment.
Brynjolfsson has been researching and writing about the ways digital technology is transforming business strategy, productivity, and digital commerce. His insights have been featured in content discussing AI's impact on productivity.
Brynjolfsson co-founded Workhelix, Inc., a firm that helps companies assess their opportunities for using generative AI and other technologies. It applies the 'task-based approach' for analyzing technologies’ ability to augment or automate individual tasks.
Brynjolfsson was the co-founder of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC), a global tournament designed to encourage entrepreneurs to use technology to create a more equitable future.
Brynjolfsson served on the Boards of Directors of two publicly traded companies, including Computer Science Corporation (2010-2015).
Brynjolfsson served on the Boards of Directors of two publicly traded companies, including CSK Holdings, Inc. (2005-2008).
Erik Brynjolfsson is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), where he also directs the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. He holds additional appointments at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Stanford Department of Economics. As one of the most-cited authors in the economics of information, his work consistently explores the productivity contributions of information technology, the role of organizational capital, and other intangible assets in economic growth. Brynjolfsson has conducted pioneering research in digital commerce, the Long Tail theory, bundling and pricing models, and the broad effects of IT on business strategy and performance.
From 1990 to 2020, Brynjolfsson served on the faculty at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, where he directed the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and the MIT Center for Digital Business. He co-authored several influential 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.” His academic background includes Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Harvard University in applied mathematics and decision sciences, and a Ph.D. in managerial economics from MIT. He has also been involved in public service, co-chairing committees for the National Academies of Sciences on “Automation and the US Workforce” and “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work,” and testifying before the United States Congress on AI’s impact.
Brynjolfsson’s research is recognized with nine “best paper” awards, including the John DC Little Award for Marketing Science. He was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Information Systems Society in 2011 and received the Herb Simon Award in 2015 for his contributions to digital economics. In 2020, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Turku. He is also an entrepreneur and inventor, co-founding three companies—Foundation Technologies, Inc., Flexplay Technologies, Inc., and Workhelix, Inc.—and holding five U.S. patents. He co-founded the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge to promote technology for an equitable future.
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