Srikanth Jagabathula Email & Phone Number

Srikanth Jagabathula is the Robert Stansky Research Faculty Fellow; Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics; and the Academic Director of the Khubani BS in Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship program, all at the NYU Stern School of Business. His academic journey includes a year as Visiting Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on operations management and AI/ML across undergraduate, graduate, PhD, and executive levels. His commitment to teaching has earned him recognition as one of Poets & Quants' “Top 40 Under 40 Outstanding Business School Professors.”He is an expert on algorithmic retail execution. His research focuses on using AI and ML algorithms to optimize supply chain decisions for various businesses, ranging from traditional retailers and brands to digital content platforms. His most recent work focuses on how businesses can benefit from the modern generative AI technologies. More broadly, he uses his deep technical expertise in mathematical optimization, machine learning, and statistics to develop solutions that can scale to large practical sized operations and marketing problems. Srikanth's passion extends beyond academia to creating practical impact through entrepreneurial ventures and advisory roles. His first venture Celect Inc., acquired by Nike, successfully translated his doctoral research into groundbreaking solutions for the retail industry. Celect's technology has been hailed as one of MIT CSAIL's 50 great innovations. He also served as the Chief Scientist and Scientific Advisor to Arena AI.His contributions have garnered numerous accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award, the Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award from the POM Society, and over ten best paper awards in Operations and ML. His academic excellence was recognized early with the President of India Gold Medal and the best Master’s thesis award.A renowned speaker, Srikanth has delivered over 100 talks worldwide, sharing his insights with academic and industry leaders alike. He is Department Editor at Management Science, and serves as Associate Editor at Operations Research and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management -- all prestigious academic journals in the business and operations domains. He is also a prolific researcher, with publications spanning technology, operations, and business innovation.