Received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University. His dissertation, 'Selfish Routing and the Price of Anarchy,' became foundational in algorithmic game theory.

Began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, where he would spend the next 17 years.

Awarded the Gödel Prize for his influential work on the 'Price of Anarchy,' a concept that quantifies the inefficiency of systems with selfish agents.

Appointed Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, continuing his research and teaching on algorithms and blockchain technology.

Joined Andreessen Horowitz's crypto division as its founding Head of Research, leading research initiatives into Web3 and decentralized systems.