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Executive Committee

The executive committee is the governing body of DSI. It sets the direction for the Institute, sets annual goals, approves new educational programs, and determines the overall research direction. Members are appointed for a three‐year term, renewable for one additional term.

Executive Committee

Omar Besbes

  • Columbia Business School
    Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business

David Blei

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Statistics
  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Professor of Computer Science

Shih-Fu Chang

  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Dean
  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor

Ivan Corwin

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Mathematics

John P. Cunningham

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Statistics

George Hripcsak

  • Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Vivian Beaumont Allen Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Amy Hungerford

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Ruth Fulton Benedict Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Garud N. Iyengar

  • Data Science Institute
    Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute
  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Gary Miller

  • Mailman School of Public Health
    Vice Dean for Research Strategy and Innovation
  • Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Serena Ng

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Edwin W. Rickert Professor of Economics

Eric L. Talley

  • Columbia Law School
    Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

Chris H. Wiggins

  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Systems Biology

Ming Yuan

  • Data Science Institute
    Associate Director for Research
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Statistics

Gil Zussman

  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Professor of Electrical Engineering