Matias D. Cattaneo is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University and an Amazon Scholar. His research focuses on the mathematical and statistical foundations of data science, at the intersection of econometrics, statistics, applied mathematics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. He develops statistical and computational methods for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences, with emphasis on program evaluation and causal inference.
Matias received a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship in Data Science. He is an elected Member of the International Statistical Institute and an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the International Association for Applied Econometrics. His research has also been recognized through multiple paper awards, journal distinctions, invited lectures, and highly cited publications.
Matias earned a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.A. in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master in Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and a Licentiate in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, he is married to Rocio Titiunik, and they have two daughters, Lucero (Lulu) and Maite.