Angela Ryu

Angela Ryu is a Ph.D. candidate in Management at Columbia Business School, whose seeks to understand how firms navigate the intricate sociopolitical and regulatory environment, especially in the digital age. Her research aims to uncover intriguing phenomena with strategic and policy implications by harnessing large text and image data and field experiments.

Her recent work investigates interfirm competition in state-level policymaking, with a specific focus on negative lobbying to dampen the impact of competitor support for policy initiatives. Additionally, she investigates fake news publishers on social media platforms, online and offline sociopolitical discourse, and demographic-blind hiring.

Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., she received a master's degree in Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (QMSS) from Columbia University and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics, where she graduated with distinction.