Ana Antolin

I am a PhD Candidate in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School.  

My research examines how firms seek to not only influence but actively shape the “rules of the game” that govern markets. Rather than treating regulation, governance structures, and institutional constraints as fixed, I study how firms strategically construct and reshape these rules and the implications for performance, competition, and broader social outcomes. 

Before starting my PhD, I worked at the Tufts University Labor Lab studying buyer–supplier relationships and labor conditions in global garment supply chains. I earned a BS in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University.

I will be on the 2026-2027 Job Market.

Committee: Dennis Yao, Rem Koning, Maria Roche, and Chiara Farronato

Contact: aantolin@hbs.edu