Stephen Kutner

Stephen Kutner is a partner of Marketing Decision Science,Inc., and has 25 years of management consulting and industry experience with a focus on the application of econometrics, decision science, and behavioral economics.

• He is a leading expert in helping clients reduce the risk of uncertainty associated with the process of innovation by leveraging rigorous analytic, optimization, and predictive techniques.
• Previously, Steve was a senior partner at Corporate Value Associates and Mercer Management Consulting. Before this he acted as a director of the Strategic Marketing Center for Monitor Company. Earlier in his career he was an assistant professor of economics at the Boston University School of Management. Steve’s prior consulting experience includes leading teams in the Social and Behavior Sciences Group of SRI International and having an appointment as a faculty fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
• Since 1978, he has advised clients, both domestically and internationally, across a wide range of industries, including financial services (commercial banking, consumer, credit cards, insurance, and investment management segments), telecommunications, consumer durables and package goods, transportation, and nonprofit (higher education, health care and charities).
• His recent work has focused on the design, experimentation, and optimization of market innovations for maximizing shareholder value - he has directed significant engagements in product and channel innovation, human capital optimization, and customer experience design and evaluation.

• Ph.D. Economics, Stanford University
• MS, Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin
• BS, Economics, North Carolina State University