Dr. Richard Rapp
Affiliated Consultant
Education
PhD and MA in economic history, University of Pennsylvania
BA in economics, Brooklyn College
Experience
Dr. Rapp served as President of NERA from 1988 through 2005. Under his leadership, the firm grew to global scale with expansions into Europe, Asia, Australia, and within the US. He left this role at the end of 2005 to focus his full attention on consulting work in the economics of antitrust, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation he performed during his years as President. His approach to solving clients' problems has often benefited from the distinctive pairing of his expertise in economics and experience as a business leader.
He has consulted on and testified about numerous industries, including health care, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors, computers, storage media, financial services, payment systems, music, books, advertising and promotion media, textile fibers, food franchises, and marine engines, among many others.
Dr. Rapp specializes in the economics of:
He has presented studies and testified before the US Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the International Trade Commission, and numerous Federal District Courts.
Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Rapp was an Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an award-winning author of books and articles on trade rivalry and economic decline.
Dr. Rapp's articles have been published in Antitrust Law Journal, Journal of World Intellectual Property, Antitrust Report, Regulation, and Journal of Economic Integration, among others.
