Cristian J. Santesteban

Dr. Santesteban brings over two decades of experience applying economic and econometric analyses in antitrust and class action matters in the context of liability, damages, as well as mergers. In his career, Dr. Santesteban has worked on high-profile mergers and antitrust cases, including those involving firms such as Amazon, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Intel, JP Morgan, Tyson Foods, and Universal Music. His experience in litigation consulting spans both defense and plaintiff cases and a broad range of antitrust issues, including monopolization, class certification, price fixing, mergers, and damages. He has particular industry expertise in digital platforms, financial markets, semiconductors, media & telecom, biomedical devices, food products, commodities, among others.

Dr. Santesteban has testified as an expert witness in price fixing, class certification, and monopolization matters. He has led teams in proceedings in U.S. Federal and State courts, as well as administrative agencies in the U.S., E.U., and New Zealand. Dr. Santesteban also performs economic analysis for private sector clients not involved in litigation. He has worked with firms in valuing their client portfolios, consulted on pricing strategies, and contributed his analytical and statistical skills for business strategy.

Dr. Santesteban is Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington. Prior to the UW, he had been Lecturer in Economics at Stanford University from 2012-21 and Lecturer at UC Berkeley from 2010-12. Dr. Santesteban also worked in the Clinton White House as Staff Economist in the Council of Economics Advisers. In that role, he was responsible for industrial organization, regulation, and technology issues. Dr. Santesteban holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford, completed a Maîtrise in Economics from Université Paris Nanterre, and has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UT Austin.