Ian Ayers

Yale University

Ian was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, received their B.A. (majoring in Russian studies and economics) and J.D. from Yale and their Ph.D in economics from M.I.T. Professor Ayres clerked for the Honorable James K. Logan of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. They have previously taught at Harvard, Illinois, Northwestern, Stanford and Virginia law schools and has been a research fellow of the American Bar Foundation. From 2002 to 2009, Ian was the editor of the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization.

They are the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor & former Deputy Dean at Yale Law School, a Professor at Yale’s School of Management, and a Professor in Yale School of Public Health.  Professor Ayres has been a columnist for Forbes magazine, a commentator on public radio’s Marketplace, and a contributor to the New York Times’ Freakonomics Blog. Their research has been featured on PrimeTime Live, Oprah and Good Morning America and in Time and Vogue magazines.  Ian has published 13 books (including the New York Times best-seller, Super Crunchers) and over 100 articles on a wide range of topics. Ian’s latest book is Retirement Guardrails: How Proactive Fiduciaries Can Improve Plan Outcomes (with Quinn Curtis).  Ian is a co-founder of stickK.com, a web site that helps you stick to your goals.