Ana Antolin

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

My research is at the intersection of competitive and non-market strategy, examing how firms actively shape the “rules of the game” governing markets. Rather than treating regulation and institutional constraints as fixed, I study how firms strategically construct and reshape these structures, and how these efforts affect performance, competition, and broader social outcomes. Methodologically, I combine formal modeling with quantitative analysis and leverage distinctive empirical contexts and new data to make difficult questions about institutions, strategy, and market structure tractable. 

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 B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University.

I will be on the 2026-2027 Job Market.

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

Contact: aantolin@hbs.edu