George Georgiadis

George Georgiadis is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy department. His research interests lie in the fields of applied microeconomic theory and organization economics. His recent research focuses on how firms should design performance-pay incentive to motivate employees in a variety of settings. Prof. Georgiadis has also studied how the performance of project teams is affected by their composition, as well as the incentives and decision making structures in place. His work has been published in various journals including the Review of Economic Studies, the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics and the RAND Journal of Economics.

Professor Georgiadis teaches Strategy and Organization (STRT 452). Prior to joining Kellogg, he taught at the California Institute of Technology and Boston University. He received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Aristotle University in Greece, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.A. in Economics from UCLA, and a Ph.D in Management from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Education

• Ph.D., 2013, Management, University of California, Los Angeles
• C. Phil (M.S. equivalent), 2011, Management, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.S., 2010, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A., 2010, Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
• B.S., 2007, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor, Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2018-present
• Assistant Professor, Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2015-2018
• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boston University, 2014-2015
• Postdoctoral Instructor of Business, Economics, and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 2013-2014