Kevin Zhu Biography

Professor Kevin Zhu received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. His research falls in the intersection of economics, technology, and management science, with a focus on economics of information systems, technology diffusion, strategic adoption of technology standards, economic impacts of information technology, and information transparency in electronic markets and supply chains. His research methodology involves both empirical analysis and analytical modeling (game theory in particular). His work has been published in Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Sciences, and the European Journal of Information Systems, among other journals. He has won the Best Paper Award, two years in a row, selected from 600 papers submitted each year to the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). He recently received the prestigious CAREER Award for his research on digital transformation of enterprises from the U.S. National Science Foundation - the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government on outstanding young scholars who are most likely to become academic leaders of the 21st century. He was the recipient of the Academic Achievement Award of Stanford University, and the Charles and Twyla Martin Excellence in Teaching Award of the University of California (voted by MBA and EMBA students).