Ben Collier

Ben Collier is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Analytics at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a PhD in Information Systems and Organizational Behavior from Carnegie Mellon and has extensive experience in data science leadership roles in industry.

• PhD, Information Systems and Organizational Behavior (2012), Carnegie Mellon University
• MS, Information Systems and Organizational Behavior (2009), Carnegie Mellon University
• MBA, Information Systems (2007), University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BBA, Management Computer Systems and Mathematics (2004), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

His research focuses on data mining for business, data visualization, and large-scale experimental design, with applications in healthcare analytics, online community dynamics, and gender equity in technology. His recent work includes monetization data science for Duolingo's $6.5 billion IPO and developing UPMC's CognitiveRx analytics engine.

Ben's publications span topics including gender gaps in Wikipedia, leadership in open collaboration communities, and conflict resolution in crowdsourced platforms. He has served on CMU committees for curriculum review and summer summit planning, and actively advises MSBA capstone projects.