David G. Rand

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David Rand
Alma materCornell University
Harvard University
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Economics, Marketing, Mathematical Biology, Cognitive Science, Management
InstitutionsCornell University
Doctoral advisorMartin Nowak
Other academic advisorsJoshua Greene
Websitehttp://www.DaveRand.org

David G. Rand is a Professor of Information Science, Marketing, and Psychology at Cornell University.

Biography

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Rand grew up in Ithaca, New York, where his father is a professor at Cornell University. As a teenager he was in several rock bands,[1] including solo project Robot Goes Here.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell in computational biology in 2004, then worked for two years at Gene Network Sciences.[1][2] He then went to Harvard, where he earned a PhD in systems biology in 2009. After 4 years of post-doctoral studies at Harvard, in 2013 Rand began an assistant professorship at Yale University in psychology, economics, management. In 2017 he was appointed a tenure-track associate professor in psychology at Yale. In 2018 he was promoted to associate professor with tenure at Yale, and then moved to MIT as a tenured associate professor, where he then became full professor. In 2025, he joined Cornell University as a professor of Information Science, Marketing, and Psychology.[3]

In January 2012, Rand was named to Wired Magazine's Smart List 2012 as one of "50 people who will change the world".[4]

Publications

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b Rand, David (November 9, 2016). "The Cost of Cooperating: A Conversation With David Rand". Edge.
  2. ^ "David G. Rand" (PDF) (CV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "About". David Rand. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  4. ^ "The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world". Wired. 24 January 2012.
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