Don Thompson is an economist and Emeritus Nabisco Brands Professor of Marketing and Strategy at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto. He is the author of "The Supermodel and the Brillo Box". He has taught at Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics, and is the author of 11 books. He writes on the economics of the art market for publications as diverse as "The Times "(London), "Harper s Magazine, "and "The Art Economist". He lives in Toronto, Canada.