Team

Auctionomics’ team comprises some of the industry’s top market-design and auction-implementation experts, so it’s no surprise that our team members have been involved in the most successful and innovative auction solutions in the telecommunications and energy industries. Together Silvia Console Battilana, an economist and entrepreneur, and Paul Milgrom, a Stanford professor, and the world’s foremost market-design expert have built the world’s leading auction consulting firm in the world. They lead a team with long-standing experience designing and implementing many of the largest auctions in history.

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Paul Milgrom

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Professor Paul Milgrom is one of the most pre-eminent auction experts in the world and his book "Putting Auction Theory to Work" is a reference in auction theory. He is Professor of Economics at Stanford University with 30 years of experience in designing auctions.

Silvia Console Battilana

Co-Founder and CEO

Dr. Silvia Console Battilana is an entrepreneur and economist holding a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. She has extensive experience as a strategist in bidder advisory and auction design. Silvia is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum.

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Jon Levin

Jonathan Levin is the Philip H. Knight Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has successfully advised several fortune 500 companies in high stakes auctions across the globe. He is also part of the team designing the FCC incentive auction and has worked on market design in the healthcare sector.

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Ilya Segal

Ilya R. Segal is the Roy and Betty Anderson Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research examines the design of contracts, auctions, bargaining, and other economic mechanisms, particularly in complex environments.

Yago Saez

Yago Saez is Professor of Computer Sciences at the University Carlos III. He has wide experience working with Auctionomics (since 2011), applying ML techniques, leading the design and development of software tools. Currently, he is leading the R&D of applied generative AI.

Andrew Vogt

Andrew is a Harvard graduate and has assisted Auctionomics with spectrum auctions in the US, Canada and Turkey, and with projects on internet advertising and bond auctions.

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Kevin Leyton-Brown

Kevin Leyton-Brown is Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of BC and has lead several software teams for our clients.

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Asuncion Mochon

Dr. Asuncion Mochon is currently Associate Professor of Economics. She has lead analysis for our strategists in high stakes auctions since 2011, and she is currently project manager.

Andy Hudson

Andy is a leading expert in spectrum auctions and valuation. At Vodafone he was responsible for spectrum policy and auctions across 28 countries. He complements his experience with a deep understanding of the regulator’s perspective, having worked both in the UK (Ofcom) and globally (GSMA).

Albert Guo

Albert Zuo

Albert is a Princeton and Stanford graduate and supports the team on spectrum auctions and internet advertising.

Marco Pagnozzi

Marco is Professor of Economics at the University of Naples Federico II. He has advised widely on bidding strategies in spectrum auctions and takeover contests.

Neil Newman

Neil Newman

Neil is a PhD student in the Computer Science department at the University of British Columbia. He has developed software for Auctionomics for spectrum auctions in the US and Canada.

Martin Bichler

Martin Bichler is professor at the Technical University of Munich. He has assisted bidders and governments worldwide in CCA and SMRA spectrum auctions.

Mohammad Akbarpour

Mohammad is Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford GSB, where he teaches an MBA course on the economics of marketplaces and a doctorate course on auction theory.

Jacob Kubik

Jakub Kastl

Jakub is Associate Professor of Economics at Princeton University and has designed many auctions. He has extensive experience with auctions in financial securities.

Gary Epstein

Gary Epstein most recently was Chair of the FCC Incentive Auction Task Force. He led the Task Force and the FCC's successful implementation of the world’s first ever broadcast incentive spectrum auction.

Zi Yang Kang

Zi Yang received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mathematics from Stanford University. His research interests include auctions and market design.

Assaf Eilat

Economist (Ph.D from Stanford University) with legal background and expertise in the fields of regulation, competition and energy. Served as Chairman of the Israeli Electricity Authority and as Chief Economist of the Israeli Competition Authority.

Eric Tang

Eric received his bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from Stanford University. His research interests include online marketplaces and market design with redistributive goals.

Paulo Somaini

Paulo Somaini is Associate Professor of Economics at Stanford University, specializing in industrial organization, econometrics, and microeconomic theory. He has extensive experience in econometric modeling of auctions and other allocation mechanisms.

Luis Adarve

Luis Adarve studied at Stanford University. He is an entrepreneur and software expert.

Hunter Guru

Hunter is a Stanford Computer Science graduate who previously wrote software at Facebook. Currently, he designs simulations and conducts economic analysis for both internet advertising and spectrum auctions.

Logan Mondal Bhamidipaty

Logan is a student at Stanford studying math and computer science with a focus on AI. Logan consults at Auctionomics, focusing on internet advertising and economic analysis.

Mitch Watt

Mitch is a doctoral candidate in economics at Stanford University with a focus on market design. Mitch consults at Auctionomics on auction design and strategy.

Greg d'Eon

PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. I'm supervised by Kevin Leyton-Brown.

Taylor

Taylor Lundy

Taylor is a PhD student in the Computer Science department at the University of British Columbia. He is supervised by Kevin Leyton-Brown and works primarily on algorithmic game theory

Yuanchuan Lien

Yuanchuan received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and is an accomplished academic in auction theory. He has consulted many clients on high stakes projects.