Managerial Analytics Certificate Faculty

Teaching Faculty

	Navin Chopra FINANCE Visiting Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management Instructor for KELLG_ FE 310-0, Principles of Finance Navin Chopra is Visiting Associate Professor of Finance. Prior to that he was on the faculty at Columbia University for 4 years and at New York University for over 12 years where he taught finance courses at NYU Stern School of Business and NYU Law School. He received his PhD in finance at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He also obtained his MBA degree, specializing in finance, and his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. His area of expertise is in corporate finance, fixed-income securities, derivatives, valuation, equity instruments, venture capital markets, buyouts and other leveraged transactions, investments, and corporate finance.
	Martin Lariviere MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS & DECISION SCIENCES; OPERATIONS Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management Academic Director of the Certificate Program for Undergraduates Instructor for KELLG_ MA 324-0, Operations & Supply Chain Strategy Professor Martin A. Lariviere joined the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management in 2000. Professor Lariviere’s research has focused on applying economic analysis to operations management problems. Much of his work has focused on supply chain contracting, examining how contract terms can improve supply chain performance. He has also studied how the behavior of self-interested customers impacts service operations. He received his PhD from Stanford University. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was an Associate Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
	Rakesh Vohra MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS & DECISION SCIENCES John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management Instructor for KELLG_ MA 322-0, Pricing Rakesh V. Vohra is the John K. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences. He is also Director of the Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science. He has published widely in game theory and operations research. His area of expertise is auction theory and pricing.
	Song Yao MARKETING Assistant Professor of Marketinglter J. McNerney Professor of Health Industry Management, Kellogg School of Management Instructor for KELLG_MA 326-0, Topics in Managerial Analytics: Consumer Analytics Song Yao is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Professor Yao's research interests include quantitative marketing, online marketing, auctions, pricing, competitive strategy, and customer management. With a methodological and theoretical orientation of empirical microeconomics, his substantive research focuses on network effects, especially in the context of new media such as online retailing and online advertising. His publications appear in leading academic journals, including Marketing Science.

Administrative Faculty

	Martin Lariviere MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS & DECISION SCIENCES; OPERATIONS Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management Academic Director of the Certificate Program for Undergraduates Professor Martin A. Lariviere joined the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management in 2000. Professor Lariviere’s research has focused on applying economic analysis to operations management problems. Much of his work has focused on supply chain contracting, examining how contract terms can improve supply chain performance. He has also studied how the behavior of self-interested customers impacts service operations. He received his PhD from Stanford University. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was an Associate Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
	Michael Fishman FINANCE Senior Associate Dean: Curriculum and Teaching Norman Strunk Professor of Financial Institutions Michael Fishman is the Norman Strunk Professor of Financial Institutions. Professor Fishman has published widely in finance and economics. His research focuses on financial market regulation and contracting. Recently, he has investigated insider trading, disclosure regulations, the role of self-regulatory organizations, and long-term financial contracting. He has won a number of research awards including the Smith Breeden Prize, awarded by the American Finance Association. .