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
  • Richard Dicker Professor of Telecommunications and Professor of Computer Science

Ivan Corwin

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Mathematics

John P. Cunningham

  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Statistics

Ester Fuchs

  • School of International and Public Affairs
    Professor of International and Public Affairs

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

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

Paul Sajda

  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology (Physics) and Electrical Engineering

Anna Spinner

  • Data Science Institute
    Executive Director, Communications

Clifford Stein

  • Data Science Institute
    Interim Director
  • The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
    Wai T. Chang Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Professor of Computer Science

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 Academic Affairs
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
    Professor of Statistics

Gil Zussman

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