Directors

Oren Bar-Gill, New York University

Bernie Black, Northwestern University

Albert Choi, University of Virginia

Andrew Daughety, Vanderbilt University

Jeffrey Gordon, Columbia University

Jill Fisch, University of Pennsylvania

Gillian Hadfield, University of Southern California

Daniel Klerman, University of Southern California

Reinier Kraakman, Harvard University

Anup Malani, University of Chicago

Betsey Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania

Abraham Wickelgren, University of Texas, Austin

Kathryn Zeiler, Georgetown University

Officers

John J. Donohue, President

C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law
Stanford University

Professor Donohue has been one of the leading empirical researchers in the legal academy over the past 25 years. Professor Donohue, an economist and lawyer, is well known for using empirical analysis to determine the impact of law and public policy in a wide range of areas, including civil rights and antidiscrimination law, employment discrimination, crime and criminal justice, and school funding.

Jennifer F. Reinganum, Vice President

Bronson Ingram Professor of Economics
Vanderbilt University

Professor Reinganum is a leading researcher in the field of applied economic theory. She employs economic theory, including game theory and theories of incomplete information, to study numerous legal issues including legal services markets, settlement, and products liability. In 2012, she will become the President of the American Law and Economics Association.

Douglas G. Baird, Secretary-Treasurer

Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law
University of Chicago

Professor Baird's research is on the frontier in the fields of corporate law and contract theory. He applies economics tools to illuminate important myriad legal issues including bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations. He served as the Dean of the University of Chicago’s Law School from 1994-1999. In 2012, he will serve as the Vice President of the American Law and Economics Association.