Timothy Simcoe
David J. McGrath Jr. Professor in Strategy & Innovation
Department Chair, Strategy and Innovation
Professor Simcoe’s research covers topics in innovation, technology, intellectual property and corporate strategy. He is an expert in the area of standards and standards development. He has consulted for major corporations in the information technology sector. In 2014-15, Professor Simcoe served as a Senior Economist on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. He has previously worked at the University of Toronto and Ernst & Young LLP.
Tim Simcoe received his A.B. in Applied Math and Economics from Harvard University, and he also holds an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an editor at several journals, including Management Science.
Education
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
AB, Harvard College, 1996
Selected Research Presentations
Simcoe, T. Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Continuation Practice at the USPTO, UT Austin Empirical IP Law Conference, University of Texas, Austin, 2023