Forward Market Design

Forward Market Design, founded by economist Peter Cramton, combines economics and computer science to design markets and help participants achieve their goals.

Our philosophy

We are a research and consulting group with decades of experience designing, implementing, and participating in some of the world’s most complex markets. We have advised electrical grid operators on market design, helped spectrum buyers and sellers navigate some of the most complex spectrum auctions in the world, designed markets for finance and commodities trading, and helped numerous market participants and operators across many other domains.

We bridge the gap between academic rigor and practical application to deliver real outcomes for clients. We firmly believe that everyone benefits when operators use the best market designs and participants are empowered—we draw on our deep experience to help operators develop markets that will deliver on their goals and to help participants achieve optimal results. We also take independent initiative where we believe in a sea change opportunity, advocating in the public square for market innovations that will improve society for decades to come.