Dr. Ravi Bapna is the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Business Analytics and Information Systems at the Carlson School of Management where he also serves as the Associate Dean for Executive Education and Academic Director of the Carlson Analytics Lab.
He teaches graduate students, executives, CIOs, and CMOs to leverage the digital revolution for competitive advantage. His research investigates big-data analytics, social media, economics of information systems, trust and peer influence online, e-market design, grid computing, and the design of the IT organization.
His work has been published in numerous journals, including Management Science, Informs Journal on Computing, Statistical Science, Information Systems Research, Journal of Retailing, MIS Quarterly, and Decision Sciences.
His views have also been featured in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Economic Times.