About

Dorothée is a professor of Operations Management and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at JSOM.  She is also the Chair of the university-wide sustainability committee.   Her research focuses on sustainability in supply chains and in particular curbing food waste.   In her spare time, Dorothée likes to run, do yoga and listen to podcasts.   She also loves anything coconut-flavored. 

Kathy is Naveen Jindal School Advisory Council Chair and a professor of Operations Management.  Her research focuses on a variety of problems in the operations/marketing interface area, as well as a variety of manufacturing problems.   In her spare time, Kathy likes to travel, watch movies, and listen to the blues.

Katalia is a Ph.D. student in Operations Management. She is from Jiangxi, China. She is passionate about learning and teaching. In her spare time, she likes walking, running, yoga, swimming, rock climbing, and writing. 

Ali is a third-year Ph.D. student in finance. He is interested in corporate finance. He came to the U.S. five years ago to do his master's degree in Illinois. Ali reads and works out in his free time. He also goes hiking on the weekends.

Xiaowen is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in strategy. Her research focuses on corporate social responsibility, gender equality, and education. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and playing board games. She is also a heavy metal and rock fan (Slipknot is her all-time favorite band!) and a proud cat parent. 

Simon is a Ph.D. student in Marketing. He is from Korea/New Zealand. He is passionate about learning new things. In his spare time, he likes to play tennis!

Shailender is a second year Ph.D. student in Information Systems. He is from India. He likes to read books and loves the works of Franz Kafka and Premchand. He also likes to do volunteer work and he is a proponent of sustainable living.

Zhangfan (Andy) Huang is a Ph.D. student in International Management Studies. His research interest is international business and strategic management. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, Andy accumulated seven years of industry experience in finance and supply chain management. Outside of academia, he enjoys powerlifting, running, and following professional baseball and basketball game.