Matthew Gentzkow è Landau Professor of Technology and the Economy alla Stanford University e Faculty Director degli Stanford Impact Labs. Studia l'economia e l'impatto sociale dei media e delle industrie tecnologiche. È membro della National Academy of Sciences, fellow dell'American Academy of Arts and Sciences, fellow dell'Econometric Society, senior fellow dello Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research e direttore di “American Economic Review: Insights”. Nel 2014 ha ricevuto la John Bates Clark Medal, assegnata dall'American Economic Association all'economista americano under 40 che ha dato il contributo più significativo al pensiero e alla conoscenza economica. Tra gli altri riconoscimenti figurano il Calvó-Armengol International Prize, il John von Neumann Award, la Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, finanziamenti dalla National Science Foundation, dai National Institutes of Health e dalla Sloan Foundation, e un Faculty Excellence Award per la didattica.

Matthew Gentzkow is the Landau Professor of Technology and the Economy at Stanford University and the Faculty Director of Stanford Impact Labs. He studies the economics and social impact of media and technology industries. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and the Editor of American Economic Review: Insights. He received the 2014 John Bates Clark Medal, given by the American Economic Association to the American economist under the age of forty who has made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. Other awards include the Calvó-Armengol International Prize, the John Von Neumann Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes for Health, and Sloan Foundation, and a Faculty Excellence Award for teaching.