Education
Stanford University.
economist university professor
Stanford University.
He belongs to the Swedish speaking minority of Finland. Holmström received his Bachelor of Surgery in mathematics and science from the University of Helsinki, a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1975, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford. He has been on the faculty of Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1994.
Holmström is particularly famous for his work on game and incentives under asymmetric information.
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Holmström was a member of Nokia"s board of directors from 1999 until 2012. He is a member of the Board of the Aalto University. He is also a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2001.