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Margaret Brandeau

Coleman F. Fung Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy

BioProfessor Brandeau is the Coleman F. Fung Professor in the School of Engineering and a Professor of Health Policy (by Courtesy). Her research focuses on the development of applied mathematical and economic models to support health policy decisions. Her recent work has focused on HIV prevention and treatment programs, programs to control the US opioid epidemic, and policies for minimizing the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. She has served as Principal Investigator or Co-PI on a broad range of funded research projects.

She is a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) and a member of the Omega Rho International Honor Society for Operations Research and Management Science. From INFORMS she has received the President’s Award (recognizing important contributions to the welfare of society), the Pierskalla Prize (in 2001 and 2017, for research excellence in health care management science), the Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award, the Saul Gass Expository Writing Award, and the Award for the Advancement of Women in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. She has also received the Award for Excellence in Application of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research from the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, and a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, among other awards. Professor Brandeau earned a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Operations Research from MIT, and a PhD in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford.

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Mail Code: 4026
- (650) 725-1623 (office)
brandeau@stanford.edu

Annelise Marie Brew

Undergraduate, Computer Science
Undergraduate, Management Science and Engineering

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ebrew@stanford.edu

April Burrage

Provostial Fellow

BioApril Burrage, Ph.D. is a Provostial Fellow in the Management Science and Engineering department at Stanford University. Her research focuses on differences in entrepreneurial opportunities and the economics of innovation and science. She examines how institutions shape entrepreneurial possibilities and innovation for emerging tech entrepreneurs. Currently, her work explores the impact of innovation policies on tech entrepreneurship and the motivations of STEM professionals to commercialize their ideas. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation, Dr. Burrage's research has been featured in outlets such as Research Policy, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and Brookings Institution. Her research seeks to uncover the institutional factors that drive entrepreneurship and innovation, with the goal of informing policies and practices that promote a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem. Dr. Burrage earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, her M.A. in Economics from Roosevelt University, and her B.S. in Marketing from North Carolina A&T State University.

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Mail Code: 4026
aburrage@stanford.edu

Michelle Buyan

Masters Student in Management Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2023

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mbuyan@stanford.edu

Thomas Byers

Entrepreneurship Professor in the School of Engineering

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsApplied ethics, responsible innovation, and global entrepreneurship education (see http://peak.stanford.edu).

Contact Info
- Huang Engineering Center - Room 326
- MC 4026
- 475 Via Ortega
- Stanford, California 94305-4121
Mail Code: 4026
- (650) 725-8271 (office)
(650) 723-1614 (fax)
tbyers@stanford.edu