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Ville Satopaa
Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Ville Satopaa
Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Faculty
Phanish Puranam is a Professor of Strategy, the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy and Organisation Design at INSEAD.
Phanish’s research in organization science focuses on how organizations work, and how we can make them work better. His current work focuses on different ways in which intelligent algorithms relate to organizations, in their roles as tools (e.g., machine learning applied to organizational data), team-mates (e.g., human-AI collaboration), and as templates for organizing ( e.g. blockchain, metaverse).
Besides publishing his research extensively in peer reviewed journals (see link to Personal Website on the left), Phanish has also written several books. The Microstructure of Organizations (Oxford University Press, 2018) offers researchers a new perspective on organization design. Phanish’s books for practitioners include Corporate Strategy: Tools for analysis and decisions (co-authored with Bart Vanneste, Cambridge University Press, 2016) which is used as a reference in MBA programs around the world. India Inside (co-authored with Nirmalya Kumar, Harvard Business Review Press, 2012) won critical acclaim for its balanced look at the prospect of India emerging as a global hub for innovation. He also releases regular updates of the freely available e-book re-Humanize ” is written for a general audience and explores what organizations of the future might look like, in the light of rapid changes in technology and culture.
At INSEAD Phanish Puranam founded and co-directs the AI for Business programmes for senior executives.
Phanish obtained his PhD at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, and was on the faculty of London Business School till 2012. Reflecting his commitment to doctoral training, he has served as the Academic Director for the PhD Program at both London Business School and INSEAD.
Phanish Puranam
Professor of Strategy
Phanish Puranam
Professor of Strategy
Professor of Technology and Business at INSEAD since 2001, after having spent 10 years in MIT. Working on AI for almost 30 years on areas ranging from AI innovations for business process optimisation and improving decisions, to AI strategy, understanding and managing AI risks, AI governance, regulations, as well as on new Machine Learning theory and methods. He is currently director of the INSEAD Executive Education programs on “Transforming your Business with AI” and on “AI for Business". He has been a member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI, an advisor for the BCG Henderson Institute, and a World Economic Forum Academic Partner for Artificial Intelligence. Together with three INSEAD alumni he co-founded Tremau, a technology company that provides content moderation solutions to online platforms and whose mission is to help ensure digital technologies are both beneficial and safe. He advises companies on topics of technology, AI and business strategy, and is a frequent keynote speaker in academic, industry, and corporate events. His work has appeared in leading journals and mentioned in global media, such as in Science Magazine, Nature Machine Intelligence, Machine Learning, Nature Digital Medicine, Management Science, Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg, Fortune, and others. He has four degrees from MIT, two BSc degrees simultaneously, Computer Science and Mathematics, a Master and a PhD degree in Computer Science with a focus on machine learning.
Theodoros Evgeniou
Professor of Technology and Business, INSEAD
Theodoros Evgeniou
Professor of Technology and Business, INSEAD
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