April Burrage, Ph.D. is an IDEAL Provostial Fellow in the Management Science and Engineering department at Stanford University. Her research focuses on disparities in entrepreneurship and the economics of innovation and science. She explores how institutions shape entrepreneurial opportunities and innovation, particularly for women and other underrepresented groups. Currently, her work examines the impact of innovation policies on tech entrepreneurship and the motivations of STEM professionals to commercialize their ideas. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation, Dr. Burrage's research has been featured in outlets such as the Brookings Institution, Environmental Research Letters, and Technology & Innovation. Her research aims to uncover the institutional factors that drive entrepreneurship and innovation, with the goal of informing policies and practices that foster a more inclusive and dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem. Dr. Burrage earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, her M.A. in Economics from Roosevelt University, and her B.S. in Marketing from North Carolina A&T State University.