Peter Henry Huang is an author utilizing his experiences as mathematical economist, economics professor, and law professor to help solve problems many people currently face. His research includes analyzing how to boost people's decision-making skills, including retirement planning, by practicing mindfulness, helpful thinking styles, and cognitive diversity. Huang endeavors to foster people to become more creative thinkers and innovative problem solvers.

He enrolled at 14 years old and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 3 years from Princeton University at 17 years old. He was a university scholar in mathematics and economics. He earned an applied mathematics doctorate in mathematical economics from Harvard University. His principal Ph.D. thesis advisor was 1972 economics Nobel Laureate Kenneth Joseph Arrow. Peter earned a J.D. with distinction from Stanford University Law School, where he was a Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation Fellow and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics.

Dr. Huang was a staff economist in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission. He has published sixty-eight economics journal articles, book chapters, and law review articles, most recently on topics related to anti-discrimination, leadership, stakeholder capitalism, and social justice. He is a frequent guest on legal and education podcasts where he talks about such topics as how the pandemic changed our personal and professional lives, mental health, the “zombification” of law students and lawyers, and the “bamboo ceiling” that Asian American law students and lawyers often face in the legal profession.