Operations and Analytics

The OPAN Area develops thought leadership to solve emerging, impactful, and applied issues in business analytics, risk and decision analysis, and global operations. Students learn to master these areas, as well as how to use information systems and technologies to support these activities.

At the McDonough School of Business, the Operations and Analytics (OPAN) Area combines four related science-based disciplines:

The area’s expertise and future growth opportunities are broadly classified into global operations, risk management, and business analytics. These opportunities represent both proven research interests for OPAN faculty and programmatic potential for research and teaching at all levels of business pedagogy.

The mission of the OPAN Area is to contribute to fundamental research disseminated in outlets that have the highest impact. To provide superior and transformational education at the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Executive levels: in global operations, risk management, business analytics, decision processes, and the use of information systems and technologies that support these activities. To excel in our curricular and professional development objectives in a manner consistent with our traditions and values system.

Operations and Analytics Faculty

Vishal Agrawal

Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business, Professor of Operations and Information Management, Academic Director, Business of Sustainability Initiative

Volodymyr Babich

Professor

Michael Borbacs

Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Adjunct Professor

Shiliang Cui

Professor

Robin Dillon-Merrill

Professor and Operations and Analytics Area Chair

Ben Dussault

Associate Professor of the Practice

Ricardo Ernst

Baratta Chair in Global Business and Executive Director, Latin American Leadership Program

Kasra Ferdows

Emeritus Faculty
Professor of Operations and Analytics

Gregory Frazier

Senior Director, Budget & Data Analytics
Adjunct Professor

Jose Guerrero

Associate Professor

Harvey Iglarsh

Associate Professor

Victor Jose

Professor

Dawson Kaaua

Assistant Professor

Sonia Kaestner

Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Professor

Bardia Kamrad

Professor of Operations and Analytics and Academic Director for the Executive Masters in Leadership in Qatar, EML-Q
Professor of Operations and Information Management (OPIM)

Amrita Kundu

Assistant Professor

Gregory Lyon

Assistant Teaching Professor in Business Analytics

Ho Yin Mak

Associate Professor

Bonnie Montano

Teaching Professor and Co-Academic Director, Reach Program

Emisa Nategh

Assistant Teaching Professor in Operations and Analytics

Keith Ord

Professor Emeritus

Erjona Prifti

Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer

Michael Rossetti

Adjunct Faculty

Jonathan Schwabish

Adjunct Faculty
Senior Research Associate

Betsy Sigman

Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus

Jonathan Stroud

Associate Professor

Sezer Ulku

Professor and Academic Director of the Global Business Experience

Canan Ulu

Associate Professor

Qiuping Yu

Associate Professor

Safak Yucel

Associate Professor and Associate Director at the Business of Sustainability Initiative

Babak Zafari

Associate Professor of the Practice and Academic Director for the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program

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