Dr. Nathan Wilson is a Founding Partner of Econic Partners. He specializes in applying economic theory and econometric methods to antitrust and competition questions. In private practice, Dr. Wilson has been retained by either the government or private parties to advise on antitrust concerns in a wide variety of industries, including health care, tech, telecommunications, agriculture, financial services, industrial chemicals, and consumer products.
Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Wilson worked at the Federal Trade Commission for 11 years. During his time at the FTC, Dr. Wilson served as a Deputy Assistant Director in the Bureau of Economics, Commissioner Terrell McSweeny’s economic advisor, and a staff economist. While a staff economist, Dr. Wilson testified on behalf of the FTC in the successful challenge of the proposed merger of PinnacleHealth and Hershey Medical Center.
Dr. Wilson has taught economics at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland, and his research on various topics in industrial organization has been accepted by leading outlets, including the Review of Economics and Statistics, the RAND Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Industrial Economics. Dr. Wilson received his PhD from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is currently a Senior Editor of the Antitrust Law Journal.