Professor Grennan is an economist whose research provides actionable insights for practitioners navigating value creation, emerging technologies, and collective decision-making. Professor Grennan has pioneered innovative computational techniques to quantify difficult-to-measure aspects of corporate culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and empirically examines their impact on financial value and productivity.
In addition, Professor Grennan’s academic expertise extends to emerging financial technologies (FinTechs) catalyzed by artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain advancements. Her research in this domain investigates the effects of AI on high-skilled work, the relationship between market efficiency and AI signals, the competitive dynamics between incumbents and FinTech startups, and the evolving governance, tax, and regulatory needs brought about by AI, cryptocurrencies, and decentralization. Through her newsletter, Protocol Precedent, she brings insights from law and economics to real-world policy debates shaping the future of finance.
Professor Grennan is a Principal at the Innovator Diversity Pilots Initiative (DPI), a non-profit with a mission to promote inclusive innovation through econometric-oriented IP research, where she helps to organize conferences, conduct empirical research, and disseminate best practices. Finally, Professor Grennan is a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. For more details, please see Jill’s CV.
Professor Grennan received her Ph.D. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. from Georgetown University, and a B.A. from Wellesley College. Grennan was previously on the faculty at Duke University, the University of California (Berkeley), and Santa Clara University, and before academia, she worked at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the World Trade Organization, and KPMG.
