Michael Mazzeo

Michael Mazzeo

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As Olin’s dean, Mazzeo has developed the school’s strategic plan, All Together Now, which serves as a roadmap to amplify the school’s positive impact in its research, teaching, and partnerships across WashU and throughout the region.
He joined Olin in 2023 after spending 25 years at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he worked as a researcher, scholar, and educator. In addition to his role as a professor of strategy, he served in a number of strategic leadership roles during his tenure, including Senior Associate Dean of Curriculum and Teaching.
Mazzeo is a coauthor of Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Small Business Owners, which uses storytelling to illustrate the important concepts taught in leading MBA programs.

Area of Expertise

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Economics

Education

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• Ph D 1998, Stanford University
• AB 1991, Stanford University

Awards/Honors

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• Kellogg School of Management Teaching Awards, Stanford University , 2021
• Emmy Award Nominee , National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter , 2015
• “Key to the City” of Dothan, Alabama, State of Alabama, 2014
• Samsung Patent Prize, Stanford University, 2011
• Dick Wittink Prize, Stanford University, 2010
• Searle-Kaufmann Fellow in Law, Northwestern University, 2010
• Excellence in Refereeing Award, Northwestern University, 2009
• Junior Fellowship Program, Northwestern University , 2003
• Center for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University , 2002
• CLEC Competition in the United States, Northwestern University , 2002

Research Interests

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A distinguished and prolific researcher and scholar, Mazzeo’s work has been cited thousands of times and been published in leading journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Marketing Science, the Rand Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Industrial Economics.

Personal Interests

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His child attends New York University. Outside of work, he volunteers on the board of directors for Chicago-based Howard Brown Health, which provides affirming healthcare services to the LGBTQ community and is one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ health nonprofits.

Selected Publications

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• "Product Choice and Oligopoly Market Structure", RAND Journal of Economics, p.221-242, 2002
• "Competitive Outcomes in Product-Differentiated Oligopoly", Issue 4, 716-728, 2002
• "Competition and Service Quality in the U.S. Airline Industry", Review of Industrial Organization, Issue 4, 275-296, 2003
• "Differentiation and Competition in HMO Markets", Issue 4, 433-454, 2003
• "Retail Contracting and Organizational Form: Alternatives to Chain Affiliation in the Motel Industry", Issue 4, 599-615, 2004
• "The Role of Differentiation Strategy in Local Telecommunication Entry and Market Evolution: 1999-2002", International Journal of Industrial Organization, Issue 3, 617-619, 2006