PhD in Decision, Risk, and Operations Placement

Recent  Placement

Our recent graduates are faculty members at institutions such as Stanford, Wharton, MIT, Kellogg, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, and NYU, and also succeed in leading research and development positions in the industry.

Here is a list of placements, by year of graduation, over the past few years:

YearNamePlacement
2022Yue HuStanford GSB
2021Muye WangTwo Sigma Investments
2021Pengyu QianKrannert School of Management
2021Seungki MinKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2021Yiwen ShenThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021Jiaqi LuChinese University of Hong Kong
2019Amine AllouahMeta
2019Francisco CastroAnderson, UCLA
2019Pu HeTwo Sigma Investments
2019Fei LongKenan-Flagler, UNC Chapel Hill
2019Zhe LiuImperial College Business School
2017Wenqi HuUber
2017Dongwook ShinThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2017Kai YuanTwo Sigma Investments
2016Davide CrapisLyft
2016Daniel GuettaPalantir Technologies
2016Cinar KilciogluUber
2016Lijian LuGoldman Sachs Asset Management
2016Chen XieVTS, Inc
2016John YaoUniversity of Miami
2015Juan ChanetonCelect
2015Daniela SabanStanford GSB
2015Hua ZhengJP Morgan
2015Yonatan GurStanford GSB
2013Caner GocmenNomis Solutions
2013Ahmet Serdar SimsekCornell University (Visiting faculty)
2013Yina LuThe Wharton School (postdoc)
2013Sang Won KimChinese University of Hong Kong Business School
2013Santiago BalseiroFuqua School, Duke
2012Damla GunesMorgan Stanley
2012Bar IfrachStanford GSB (postdoc)
2012Roger LedermanIBM Watson Research
2012Margaret PiersonHarvard Business School (postdoc)
2012Mehmet SaglamBendheim Center for Finance & Economics, Princeton
2011Denis SaureUniversity of Pittsburgh
2009Mehmet AltugGeorge Washington University
2009Wei KeNovantas
2009Natalia YankovicIESE Business School

Alumni  Spotlight,  Academic  Placement

Daniela Saban

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Associate Professor

Daniela Saban is an Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Her research interests lie in the interface of operations, economics and computer science. She received her Ph.D. from the Decision, Risk, and Operations division in 2015.

Santiago Balseiro

prof. Balseiro

Columbia Business School, Associate Professor

Santiago Balseiro is an Associate Professor in the Decision, Risk, and Operations division at Columbia Business School. His primary research interests are in the area of dynamic optimization, stochastic systems and game theory with applications in revenue management and internet advertising. Professor Balseiro received his Ph.D. from the Decision, Risk, and Operations division in 2013. Before joining Columbia, he was on the faculty at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.

Alumni  Spotlight,  Industry  Placements

Wei Ke

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Managing Partner, Simon-Kucher & Partners

Dr. Wei Ke is a Partner based in Simon-Kucher’s New York and Toronto offices. He currently heads the Financial Services Practice in North America and is Managing Partner of Simon-Kucher Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the Decision, Risk, and Operations division in 2009.

Bar Ifrach

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Director of Data Science, Head of Marketplace, Uber Freight

Dr. Bar Ifrach is Director of Data Science, Head of Marketplace, at Uber Freight. He received his Ph.D. from the Decision, Risk, and Operations division in 2012. Before joining Uber Freight, he was Director of Data Science at Airbnb. Bar was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University.

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