Joel Shapiro, JD, PhD, is clinical associate professor of data analytics and academic director of executive education at Kellogg.

Joel teaches graduate courses in decision analytics and policy analysis, with a strong focus on how to apply analytic solutions to solve real-life problems.  He has deep experience in leading education institutions to become truly data-driven, helping them build capacity to engage in, and craft strategies resulting from, analytics initiatives.

Prior to joining Kellogg, Joel served as associate dean of academics of Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, where he led the creation and growth of new graduate, undergraduate, and non-credit programs in technical and analytic sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the arts.  Joel is also a recognized expert in the creation and management of online learning programs and the impact of new methods of teaching and learning on traditional models of higher education. 

Joel holds a PhD in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, CA, a JD from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, IL, and a BS in physics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.  In his free time, Joel likes to play golf and basketball, garden, and spend time with his family and dogs.

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2003, Political Analysis, RAND Graduate School
• Juris Doctor, 1998, Northwestern University School of Law
• Bachelor of Science in Physics, 1994, College of LSA, University of Michigan

• Adjunct Faculty, School of Continuing Studies, Northwestern University, 2003-present
• Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Statistics, School of Education, Loyola University, 2003-2003
• Physics Teacher, Lincoln Park High School, 1994-1995

• Attorney, Schwartz & Freeman, 1998-1999
• Policy Analyst / Doctoral Fellow, RAND Corporation, 1999-2001
• Senior Researcher, ROCKMAN ET AL, 2003-2007

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