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Hannah Li is an Assistant Professor at the Columbia Business School, specializing in business decision-making and risk management within the Operations Division. Her research focuses on the development of data science methods applicable to social systems, including marketplaces and educational platforms. Combining techniques from operations research, statistics, and economics, she aims to provide theoretical insights into practically motivated problems. Hannah has augmented her academic endeavors with significant industry experience, collaborating with large online platforms to ensure her work is grounded in real-world applications. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the Dantzig Dissertation Award and the INFORMS DEI Student Paper Award. Before her current role at Columbia, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Pomona College and obtained her Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford University. Additionally, she completed a postdoctoral associate position at MIT.
Columbia Business School • New York, NY
Teaching and conducting research in decision, risk, and operations management.
MIT • Cambridge, MA
Conducted research and collaborated on projects related to operations research.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)