Dr. Carey Morewedge

Biography

Carey Morewedge is a Professor and Chair of the Marketing Department at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University and has a substantial background in consumer decision-making research. His work primarily investigates the cognitive biases that influence how individuals value experiences, money, and rapidly advancing technologies including digital goods and artificial intelligence. Morewedge has secured over $2.4 million in external funding, contributing significantly to the field of marketing psychology. He has been recognized with numerous awards, such as the Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize and is celebrated as a favorite professor by MBA students. As a prolific author, he has contributed to prominent journals including Science, Nature, and the Journal of Consumer Research. Beyond academic publishing, his insights have featured in major media outlets such as The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. Prior to his tenure at Boston University, he completed postdoctoral research at Princeton and held academic positions at Carnegie Mellon University and the Harvard Kennedy School.

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