Becoming the academic authority on the application of AI and analytics to fuel business innovation
The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) is advancing the exploration of cutting-edge technology and development of analytics methods in modern business, with the keen understanding that artificial intelligence and data science is transforming how we live, learn, and work. Led by Vice Dean Eric Bradlow — professor of marketing, statistics and data science, economics, and education — WAIAI spearheads innovative student learning experiences, faculty research opportunities, and thought partnerships with industry experts and practitioners. Our initiative also extends to K-12 education, preparing the next generation to leverage AI to its full potential, and the retraining of workers through online content and our in-person executive education programs.
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Leadership
![Eric Bradlow Eric Bradlow](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Eric-Bradlow.png)
Eric T. Bradlow
Vice Dean of AI & Analytics, The Wharton School
Chairperson, Wharton Marketing Department
K.P. Chao Professor
Professor of Marketing, Statistics, Education and Economics
![Lauren Nelson Hyppolite Lauren Nelson Hyppolite](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lauren-Nelson-Hyppolite.png)
Lauren Nelson Hyppolite
Managing Director,
Research, Centers and Academic Initiatives
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
Faculty Directors
![Hamsa Bastani Hamsa Bastani](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hamsa-Bastani.png)
Hamsa Bastani
Faculty Co-Lead
Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab
![Matthew Bidwell Matthew Bidwell](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Matthew-Bidwell.png)
Matthew Bidwell
Faculty Director,
Wharton People Analytics
![Kartik Hosanagar Kartik Hosanagar](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kartik-Hosanagar.png)
Kartik Hosanagar
Faculty Co-Director,
AI at Wharton
![Raghu Iyengar Raghu Iyengar](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Raghu-Iyengar.png)
Raghu Iyengar
Faculty Director of Innovation, Experiential Learning and Research Initiatives
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Marissa King Marissa King](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Marissa-King.png)
Marissa King
Faculty Co-Lead
Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab
![Cade Massey Cade Massey](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Cade-Massey.png)
Cade Massey
Faculty Co-Director,
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
![Bob Meyer Bob Meyer](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bob-Meyer.png)
Robert Meyer
Faculty Co-Director,
AI at Wharton
![Michael Platt Michael Platt](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Michael-Platt.png)
Michael Platt
Faculty Director,
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
![Stefano Puntoni Stefano Puntoni](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Stefano-Puntoni.png)
Stefano Puntoni
Faculty Co-Director,
AI at Wharton
![Kent Smetters Kent Smetters](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kent-Smetters.png)
Kent Smetters
Faculty Director,
Penn Wharton Budget Model
![Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Prasanna-Sonny-Tambe.png)
Sonny Tambe
Faculty Co-Director,
AI at Wharton
![Dan Taylor Dan Taylor](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dan-Taylor.png)
Dan Taylor
Faculty Lead,
Wharton Forensic Analytics Lab
![Duncan Watts Duncan Watts](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Duncan-Watts.png)
Duncan Watts
Faculty Director,
Computational Social Science Lab
![Adi Wyner Adi Wyner](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Adi-Wyner.png)
Adi Wyner
Faculty Co-Director,
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
Center Directors
![Susan Guthrie Susan Guthrie](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Susan-Guthrie.png)
Susan Guthrie
Director of Business Development,
Penn Wharton Budget Model
![Zab Johnson Zab Johnson](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Zab-Johnson.png)
Elizabeth Johnson
Executive Director & Senior Fellow,
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
![Mary Purk Mary Purk](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mary-Purk.png)
Mary Purk
Executive Director of Corporate & Donor Engagement,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative and AI at Wharton
![Jeanne Ruane Jeanne Ruane](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jeanne-Ruane.png)
Jeanne Ruane
Executive Director,
Computational Social Science Lab
![Michelle Young Michelle Young](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Michelle-Young.png)
Michelle Young
Executive Director,
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
![Robert Zarazowski Robert Zarazowski](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Robert-Zarazowski.png)
Robert Zarazowski
Managing Director,
Wharton Research Data Services
![Laura Zarrow Laura Zarrow](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Laura-Zarrow.png)
Laura Zarrow
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative and Wharton People Analytics
Staff
![Jaden Dicopoulos Jaden Dicopoulos](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jaden-Dicopoulos.png)
Jaden Dicopoulos
Data Scientist & AI Specialist,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Eric Eisenstein Eric Eisenstein](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Eric-Eisenstein.png)
Eric Eisenstein
Senior Fellow,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Amit Gandhi Amit Gandhi](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Amit-Gandhi.png)
Amit Gandhi
Visiting Scholar,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Haosen Ge Haosen Ge](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Haosen-Ge.png)
Haosen Ge
Data Scientist,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Matt Gray Matt Gray](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Matt-Gray.png)
Matt Gray
Director of Student Engagement & Operations,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Carol Heller Carol Heller](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Carol-Heller.png)
Carol Heller
Program Coordinator,
AI at Wharton
![Kyle Kearns Kyle Kearns](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kyle-Kearns.png)
Kyle Kearns
Senior Content Producer,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Teresa Kocudak Teresa Kocudak](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Teresa-Kocudak.png)
Teresa Kocudak
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Brandon Krakowsky Brandon Krakowsky](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Brandon-Krakowsky.png)
Brandon Krakowsky
Director of Data Computing and Research Support,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Schotland McQuade Schotland McQuade](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Schotland-McQuade.png)
Schotland McQuade
Program Coordinator,
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
![Jamie Powers Jamie Powers](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jamie-Powers.png)
Jamie Powers
Coordinator,
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
![Jillian Rogers Jillian Rogers](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jillian-Rogers.png)
Jillian Rogers
Director of Marketing & Communications,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Tania Rorke Tania Rorke](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tania-Rorke.png)
Tania Rorke
Senior Associate Director of Corporate & Donor Engagement,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Paul-Sabin Paul-Sabin image](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Paul-Sabin.jpg)
Paul Sabin
Senior Sports Analytics Fellow, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
![Jamie Samper Jamie Samper](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jamie-Samper.png)
Jamie Samper
Associate Director of Data Computing & Research Support,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Zoe Seznec Sweetland Zoe Seznec Sweetland](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Zoe-Seznec-Sweetland.png)
Zoe Seznec Sweetland
Associate Director of Strategic Planning and Events Lead,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Russ Walters Russ Walters](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Russ-Walters.png)
Russel Walters
Senior Data Analyst,
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
![Cornelia Walther Cornelia Walther](https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cornelia-Walther.png)
Cornelia Walther
Visiting Scholar,
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
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