Varghese Jacob

Varghese Jacob is a Professor of Management Information Systems and holds the Ashbel Smith Professor and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair titles at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He has served in key administrative roles including Senior Associate Dean since 2002 and previously as Associate Dean (1999–2002). Prior to joining UTD, he was an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University's College of Business.

• Ph.D. in Management, Purdue University (1986)
• M.S. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) (1980)

His research spans Information Systems, Operations Research, and Artificial Intelligence, focusing on data mining, dynamic pricing, software requirements, and group decision support. He explores how data reduction techniques, neural networks, and incentive structures impact business systems. His work integrates technical modeling with behavioral and strategic considerations in IT adoption and e-commerce.

His recent publications highlight consistent contributions to top-tier journals such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, and European Journal of Operational Research. The research trends show a strong focus on data quality, transaction analysis, IT strategy, and open-source collaboration, with methodological diversity spanning empirical studies, optimization models, and experimental designs.

• Ashbel Smith Professor
• Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair

Dr. Jacob has co-chaired four Ph.D. dissertations and served on multiple dissertation committees. He has secured research funding from organizations such as JETRO, Ameritech Foundation, and internal university grants, supporting work in e-commerce, genetic algorithms, and telecommunications. His leadership in accreditation (AACSB) and academic policy at UTD underscores his institutional impact.

He has been actively involved in executive education, organizing and teaching programs on object-oriented systems, internet business, and client-server computing. His professional affiliations include the Association for Information Systems (AIS), INFORMS, IEEE Computer Society, and ACM, reflecting his interdisciplinary engagement.