April Burrage, Ph.D.

aburrage@stanford.edu

I am a Provostial Fellow at Stanford University 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 institutional environments, including policy design, program structure, and organizational incentives, shape entrepreneurial entry and innovative activity in high-technology industries.

Before returning to academia, I spent several years in financial services and digital media, experiences that continue to shape how I think about markets, innovation, and the entrepreneurs I study. Outside of research and teaching, 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},
}