Rasmus Lentz is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor at Boston University (2002-2005),  and Assistant Professor at the Wisconsin–Madison, Associate Professor. Lentz's research lies in the intersection of macro and labor economics with a particular focus on the impact of worker and firm heterogeneity on labor market outcomes.

Lentz received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Copenhagen in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University in 2002.