Sridhar Seshadri

Sridhar Seshadri is the Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Endowed Professor and Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served as Area Chair of Information, Operations, Supply Chain, and Analytics (2018-2022) and Health Innovation Professor at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His affiliations span operations management, supply chain analytics, and healthcare innovation.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Management Science, University of California at Berkeley (1993)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1980)
• Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (with distinction), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (1978)

Research Interests focus on stochastic modeling and its applications in queueing systems, supply chain management, and revenue management. His work addresses dual sourcing inventory systems, epidemic modeling for supply chains, AI-augmented healthcare workflows, and the intersection of operations and financial markets. Recent publications include analyses of commodity trading under uncertainty, AI in neurology, and pandemic response strategies.

Key Scientific Contributions are recognized through:

• 2022 INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Practice Award
• Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society (2018-present)
• James F. Towey Faculty Fellow (2018)

Grants and Leadership include projects on Health Access Points in Rural Illinois (2024-2026), Business Analytics Collaboratory (2021-2023), and Dynamic Resource Management for Pandemics (2020-2021). He has served as Department Editor for Production & Operations Management and Associate Editor for Management Science.