Bec Weeks

I am the Executive Director of The Bike Shop, a research lab spanning the University of Chicago and MIT, co-founded and led by Jens Ludwig and Sendhil Mullainathan. We are committed to building bicycles for the mind: algorithms that enhance human capacity rather than replace it. We bring together economists and computer scientists to tackle core social and computational challenges.

I continue to advise the Tools of Thought Initiative, which develops and tests metacognitive interventions to equip people with the cognitive skills they need to thrive in the modern workforce.

Previously, I conducted behavioral science research for public policy, co-founded a behavioral science tech startup, and was a management consultant at Bain & Co. I hold an MBA from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degrees in law and economics from the University of Sydney.

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