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Robert Weber is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He obtained his PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1974, and has since contributed significantly to the fields of game theory, auction design, and competitive bidding. His seminal work includes the 1982 paper "A Theory of Auctions and Competitive Bidding," published in Econometrica, co-authored with P.R. Milgrom. Throughout his career, Weber has focused on the implications of private information in competitive settings and has served as an external consultant for various auction-related projects, particularly in the context of U.S. Treasury auctions and FCC spectrum auctions. He was a founding member of the Center for Research on Dispute Resolution at Northwestern and has held editorial positions with the International Journal of Game Theory. His teaching interests include probability, statistics, and strategic decision-making, and he has received multiple awards for his teaching excellence, including the Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award and the Kellogg Alumni Professor of the Year Award.
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