Hamilton Helmer
Consulting Professor
Contact Info:
[email protected]
Page in Stanford Directory
Phone: 650-917-8764
Office: Landau 224
Office hours: By email appointment
Interests
- Research:
Led over 200 projects in 30 years of strategy consulting, first with Bain & Company, then with my own firm Deep Strategy
- Current Research:
Cognitive strategy models useful in high uncertainty (Knightian), organic related diversification, information ratio and hidden power
- Teaching:
Corporate and Business Strategy (Economics 101)
- Professional Affiliations:
Recent Publications
List of Stanford Working Papers
Current Courses
Education
Ph.D. Yale University
Additional Info:
Hamilton Helmer is the founder of Deep Strategy, which develops novel strategy constructs used for business and investment decisions. On its business advisory side, Deep Strategy's clients have included Adobe, Agilent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, Hewlett-Packard, Mentor Graphics, Netflix, Pinkerton and Raychem. On the investment side, Deep Strategy concepts have resulted in high alpha equity strategies. Mr. Helmer is currently a Director of American Science & Engineering (NASDAQ:ASEI) and Chairman of its Audit Committee. Before starting Deep Strategy, Mr. Helmer worked for Bain & Company. Mr. Helmer holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College. Mr. Helmer currently is writing a book on the development of new businesses by established corporations.