David S. Evans is an economist whose scholarly work on entrepreneurship, platform businesses, the digital economy, and antitrust economics has been widely cited in the professional literature according to Google Scholar. He is the author of more than 200 professional articles and nine books, including a Gold Medal winner, on these and other topics.

Evans has been a teacher for most of his career, including at Fordham University, University of Chicago, and University College London. He has taught graduate courses and advanced seminars on antitrust economics, multisided platforms, and the digital economy.

He applies his research to advise companies, from early-stage firms to the largest global businesses, on business strategy and execution, and for expert testimony before courts and other bodies in the US and other countries. He regularly speaks to global audiences on tech innovation, platform businesses, and competition policy.

Evans is the Chairman of Market Platform Dynamics, Founder and Publisher of Competition Policy International, and Managing Director at the Berkeley Research Group.

He was trained at the University of Chicago, where he earned his Ph.D. in economics, and lives in Boston.