Circle of Advisors
Scott E. Page | Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Scott E. Page does research on the roles of diversity in complex systems such as economies and political systems. He earned his PhD from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is the author of numerous academic articles as well as three books including "The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies." His work has been profiled in The New York Times and Business Week. He frequently speaks on the pragmatic benefits of diversity within organizations and societies to academic, business, and government audiences. In 2008, he served as the keynote speaker at the Toigo Foundation's Gala.
Scott is an award winning teacher and researcher and currently serves as the director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan and as an External Faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. He also serves on the advisory boards to several organizations. In the past, he has worked with the MacArthur Foundation, The Kellogg Foundation, and the National Academy of Sciences on topics ranging from inequality to modeling complex systems.
“What is the quality of your intent?”
- Thurgood Marshall
Scott lives in Ann Arbor Michigan with his wife, Jenna Bednar, a professor of political science, and their two children, Orrie and Cooper.
