April Burrage, Ph.D.

aburrage@stanford.edu

I am a Stanford Provostial Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Management Science and Engineering, affiliated with the Center for Work, Technology, and Organizations and the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. My research examines how policy design and program structures shape entrepreneurial entry and innovative activity in high-technology industries. My research has been published in Research Policy and the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.

I am on the 2026–2027 job market.

At Stanford, I designed and teach an undergraduate course on social entrepreneurship. Before earning my Ph.D., I worked in financial services and digital media, managing relationships with C-suite leaders at large corporations, entrepreneurs, and small-business owners. These experiences continue to shape how I approach both research and teaching.

Outside of work, I enjoy visiting museums, discovering new music, and finding a great book I cannot put down.

selected publications

Beyond the Pipeline (Problem): Examining Racial and Ethnic Representation in 21st Century High Technology Self-employment

Rachel Atkins and April Burrage

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Nov 2025

Cited by the Brookings Institution

DOI Bib Website

@article{burrage2025beyond,
  title = {Beyond the Pipeline (Problem): Examining Racial and Ethnic Representation in 21st Century High Technology Self-employment},
  author = {Atkins, Rachel and Burrage, April},
  journal = {Journal of Economics and Management Strategy},
  year = {2025},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.1111/jems.12629},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jems.12629},
  note = {Cited by the Brookings Institution},
}

Gender Diversity in Academic Entrepreneurship: Social Impact Motives and the NSF I-Corps Program

April Burrage, Ina Ganguli, and Nilanjana Dasgupta

Research Policy, Apr 2025

DOI Bib

@article{burrage2025gender,
  title = {Gender Diversity in Academic Entrepreneurship: Social Impact Motives and the NSF I-Corps Program},
  author = {Burrage, April and Ganguli, Ina and Dasgupta, Nilanjana},
  journal = {Research Policy},
  year = {2025},
  month = apr,
  doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2024.105169},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004873332400218X},
}