Philip J. Reny is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. His primary research is in game theory and auctions. He is the author of numerous articles on these topics which have been published in leading economics journals, and he is co-author of the book “Advanced Microeconomic Theory” (Addison-Wesley-Longman).
Professor Reny is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a charter member of the Game Theory Society. He serves on the editorial boards of Econometrica and the American Economic Review: Microeconomics. In 2015 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Reny holds a PhD in economics from Princeton University, an MA in economics from the University of Western Ontario, and a BA in economics/mathematics from Carleton University.