Benny Moldovanu is Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn, Director of the Graduate School, and founding Co-Director of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics. He has been a Visiting Professor at Michigan, Northwestern, Yale and University College London. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society, the recipient of the Max Planck Prize, and the Gossen Prize. He has served as Associate Editor at Econometrica, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, and Journal of the European Economic Association. His research focuses on mechanism design and its applications to auctions, dynamic pricing, contests and voting institutions. He has advised large firms and governments in the area of auction design and strategy.