Sushil Bikhchandani

Sushil Bikhchandani is a Professor of Decisions, Operations, and Technology Management and Professor of Strategy at UCLA Anderson School of Management, holding the Howard Noble Chair in Management. He has taught at UCLA since 1985 and served as director of Anderson's Ph.D. program and vice chair of the school.

Education:

• Ph.D. Graduate School of Business, 1986, Stanford University
• MBA, 1980, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• B.Tech. Electrical Engineering, 1978, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Research Focus: Bikhchandani's seminal work centers on informational cascades, auction theory, and strategic decision-making. His research demonstrates how economic incentives and information economics explain phenomena from market institutions to social movements, with influential publications in Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Economic Theory, and Operations Research.

Scientific Recognition:

• J. Clayburn La Force Faculty Leadership Award (2015)

Academic Leadership: Professor Bikhchandani teaches core Data and Decisions courses and an elective on Negotiations. He co-authored the graduate textbook The Analytics of Uncertainty and Information and has shaped UCLA Anderson's doctoral program through extensive administrative service including Ph.D. program directorship.