Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

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SHANE GREENSTEIN is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration. He teaches in the Technology, Operations and Management Unit. He is also the former co-chair of the HBS Digital Initiative and former co-director of the program on the economics of digitization at The National Bureau of Economic Research. 

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Encompassing a wide array of questions about computing, communication, and Internet markets, Professor Greenstein’s research extends from economic measurement and analysis to broader issues. His most recent book focuses on the development of the commercial Internet in the United States. He also publishes commentary on his blog, Digitopoly, and his work has been covered by media outlets ranging from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to Fast Company and PC World.

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Professor Greenstein previously taught at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 1989 and his BA from University of California at Berkeley in 1983, both in economics. He continues to receive a daily education in life from his wife and children.