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Hazhir Rahmandad is the Schussel Family Professor of Management Science at MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on complex organizational dynamics and their impact on organizational practices and outcomes. He analyzes how organizations learn through observing results and the delays involved in taking action, revealing empirical data and simulation challenges in learning. His strategic research has explored how to shape organizational performance landscapes, align firm and worker outcomes, and balance low-cost services with capability development and competitive erosion. Rahmandad's work extends into public health policy, including dynamic modeling of issues like COVID-19 and obesity. His research has been published in leading journals such as Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and others. Hazhir holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and a Ph.D. in Management with a concentration in System Dynamics from MIT, joining MIT Sloan in 2015 after serving as an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech.