Ravi Bapna Posts

Ravi Bapna is the chair of business analytics and information systems at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Bapna is an award-winning scholar who teaches students, executives, CIOs and CMOs how to leverage the digital revolution for competitive advantage. His research investigates online dating, social media, social engagement, the causal effect of AI and ML innovations such as recommender systems, analytics, economics of information systems, trust and peer influence online, human capital in digital services and online auctions. 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, Knowledge@Wharton and The Economic Times, among others. Bapna has two decades of industry consulting, executive education, keynote speaking and board experience. He founded the Analytics for Good Institute at the University of Minnesota and is the Inaugural INFORMS ISS Practical Impacts Award winner for his work in analytics and digital transformation.