[1][2][3][4] His research has touched on topics including game theory, venture capital and private equity, and most recently on financial stability.
While an undergraduate at Yale, Metrick was a research assistant for Nobel Laureate and Sterling Professor of Economics and Finance James Tobin for three years.
In August 2009, Metrick joined the Council of Economic Advisers as the senior economist for finance, where he worked on policy related to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 and Great Recession, including what would become the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
[11][12] In 2017, Metrick led the Yale Program on Financial Stability in raising $10 million from Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, and Peter G. Peterson.
He also created an online Coursera class joint with former Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner titled "The Global Financial Crisis.