Katy Milkman

Katy Milkman is a scholar, teacher and author. She’s the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the the co-founder and codirector of the research center Behavior Change for Good Initiative.

Milkman has advised and worked with many organizations to spur positive change, and writes frequently for media outlets like The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Economist. Katy was named one the world’s top 50 Management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2021. She earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University (summa cum laude), and her PhD from Harvard University.