Robert Wilson
Chairman at BG India Ltd.
Profile
Robert Butler "Bob" Wilson, Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American economist and the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus at Stanford University. He is known for his contributions to management science and business economics. His doctoral thesis introduced sequential quadratic programming, which became a leading iterative method for nonlinear programming. With other mathematical economists at the Stanford Business School, he helped to reformulate the economics of industrial organization and organization theory using non-cooperative game theory. His research on nonlinear pricing has influenced policies for large firms, particularly in the energy industry, especially electricity.
Academic career
Wilson was born on May 16, 1937 in Nebraska. He graduated from a high school in Nebraska and earned a full ride scholarship to Harvard University. He received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1959. He then completed his M.B.A. in 1961 and his D.B.A. in 1963 from the Harvard Business School. He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles for a very brief time and then joined the faculty at Stanford University. He has been on the faculty of the Stanford Business School since 1964. He was also an affiliated faculty member of Harvard Law School from 1993 to 2001.
Research
Wilson is known for research and teaching on market design, pricing, negotiation, and related topics concerning industrial organization and information economics. He is an expert on game theory and its applications. He has been a major contributor to auction designs and competitive bidding strategies in the oil, communication, and power industries, and to the design of innovative pricing schemes. His work on pricing of priority service for electric power has been implemented in the utility industry.
Wilson's paper “The Theory of the Syndicates,” which was published in Econometrica in 1968 influenced a whole generation of students from economics, finance, and accounting. The paper poses a fundamental question: Under what conditions does the expected utility representation describe the behavior of a group of individuals who choose lotteries and share risk in a Pareto-optimal way?
He has published about a hundred articles in professional journals and books since completing his education. He has been an associate editor of several journals, and delivered several public lectures.
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Robert Wilson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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BG India Ltd.
BG India Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals BG India Ltd. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It offers oil refining, contract drilling, and well operation services. It provides all related products such as crude oil, natural gas, and petrol. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India. | Chairman | 2003-12-31 |
Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd.
Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd. is based in London, UK. 1242) Ltd. is a British company that provides non-life insurance and reinsurance services. The private company was founded in 2014. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
Former positions of Robert Wilson
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RIVERSTONE ENERGY LIMITED | Chairman | 2016-05-18 |
GSK PLC | Director/Board Member | 2014-05-06 |
BG GROUP | Chairman | 2012-04-30 |
RIO TINTO PLC | Chairman | 2002-12-31 |
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Genelabs Technologies, Inc. discovery and development of pharmaceutical products to improve human health. The company was founded by Brian D. Frenzel and Frank C. Kung in 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Listed companies | 4 |
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RIO TINTO PLC | Non-Energy Minerals |
DIAGEO PLC | Consumer Non-Durables |
BP PLC | Energy Minerals |
GSK PLC | Health Technology |
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Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Genelabs Technologies, Inc. discovery and development of pharmaceutical products to improve human health. The company was founded by Brian D. Frenzel and Frank C. Kung in 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Health Technology |
BG Group Ltd.
BG Group Ltd. Contract DrillingIndustrial Services BG Group Ltd. discovers, extracts, transmits, distributes and supplies natural gas and oil. The firm operates through Upstream and LNG Shipping & Marketing segments. The Upstream segment comprises exploration, development, production, liquefaction and marketing of hydrocarbons with a focus on natural gas. The LNG Shipping and Marketing segment combines the development and use of LNG import facilities with the purchase, shipping and sale of LNG and regasified natural gas. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Industrial Services |
Riverstone Energy Ltd.
Riverstone Energy Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Riverstone Energy Ltd. operates as a closed-ended energy investment company. It intends to invest exclusively in the global energy industry located in the United States, Mexico, Western Canada, Norway and United Kingdom. The fund invests in the global energy sector, with a particular focus on opportunities in the E&P and midstream energy sub-sectors. | Finance |
Boots Group Plc
Boots Group Plc Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Boots Group Plc retails chemists' merchandise and auto parts; provision of opticians' and other healthcare services; development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare and consumer products | Health Technology |
FFL Partners LLC
FFL Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance FFL Partners LLC (FFL) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tully Friedman, Spencer Fleischer, David Lowe, and Christopher Masto. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
BG India Ltd.
BG India Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals BG India Ltd. explores and produces oil and natural gas. It offers oil refining, contract drilling, and well operation services. It provides all related products such as crude oil, natural gas, and petrol. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India. | Energy Minerals |
Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd.
Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Nameco (No. 1242) Ltd. is based in London, UK. 1242) Ltd. is a British company that provides non-life insurance and reinsurance services. The private company was founded in 2014. | Finance |
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