Lise Vesterlund

Dr. Lise Vesterlund is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-author of the acclaimed 2022 book The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work. Her work in behavioral and experimental economics shows how gender differences in competition, confidence, and expectations contribute to the persistent gender gap in advancement, and points to policies that can improve representation.

She directs the Behavioral Economics Design Initiative (BEDI) and the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory (PEEL), both at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.