About
Dr. Ikizler got his PhD in economics from the University of Texas at Austin., in 2011, with a specialty in industrial organization. Dr. Ikizler worked with Magee & Magee Consulting (Professor Stephan Magee) 2011 - 2018, as a testifying expert and chief economist, and founded IAMECON (Intelligent Analytics and Modeling) in 2018 for complex litigation matters. Dr. Ikizler testified on behalf of State of Texas, against Walmart in 2016 (won in appeal), and testified against Amazon in 2020 (Sherman, TX) where Jury (after announcing their decision) has picked Dr. Ikizler as the most trustworthy expert. In Sept 2024, Dr. Ikizler won $56 million in Beaumont TX, for his client in a medical negligence case, and the lead lawyer lawyer described his performance as: "You were excellent – very credible, likable, and knowledgeable." (Cody Dishon, contact in CV).
Highlights:
- Received my PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin (2011)
- I have been an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas at Austin (since 2015)
- 14 years of experience as forensic economist
- Testified 5 times in trial and 17 times in depositions (against Walmart in 2016, against Amazon in 2020)
- I have a multi-disciplinary team (6 full time staff) economists, statisticians, programmers, data scientists, and mathematicians,
- Founder and Director of Research at Intelligent Analytics and Modeling (www.iamecon.com)
- Recipient of 4 federal research grants (totaling ~ $1.5 million)