Dr. Bora Keskin

Associate Professor

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Biography

Bora Keskin is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on data-driven decision making under uncertainty and the applications of dynamic pricing, revenue management, and platform operations in evolving supply chain information systems. His recent work investigates how emerging technologies such as blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the future of operations. Bora holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the Lanchester Prize in 2019 and the MSOM Young Scholar Prize in 2024. Before joining Duke in 2015, Bora worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and served on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Fuqua, he teaches an MBA elective on Value Chain Innovation and Business Processes with a focus on technological change and data-driven practices, as well as a Ph.D. course on revenue management and pricing. Bora also serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science and Operations Research and as a Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Duke University, Fuqua School of Business • Durham, NC

Bora teaches classes related to value chain innovation and revenue management, serves as an editor for management journals.

Awards

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Lanchester Prize

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MSOM Young Scholar Prize

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)