Geoffrey G. Parker

Geoffrey G. Parker is a scholar specializing in distributed innovation, energy markets, and the economics of information. He co-developed the theories of two-sided network markets and the inverted firm with Marshall Van Alstyne.

Parker's current research explores platform business strategies, data sharing and governance, the role of data and artificial intelligence (AI) in improving industrial energy efficiency, enabling market formation for the decarbonization of energy systems, and advancing healthcare systems.

Parker is the Charles E. Hutchinson '68A Professor of Engineering Innovation at Dartmouth College and the Faculty Director of the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy & Society. In this latter role, he oversees the Institute's academic and research appointments, the research program, and academic offerings that include the Master of Energy Transition (MET). Previously, Parker was Director of Dartmouth's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program, redesigning it to focus on product management, data analysis, and AI.

Parker is also a Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. Parker is co-author of the book Platform Revolution, which was included among the 16 must-read business books for 2016 by Forbes and has since been published in 10 languages. Hal Varian, a former Chief Economist at Google, called Platform Revolution "an authoritative guide to the role of online platforms."