TAMPA -- The OB体育官网 Muma College of Business named prominent
design science researcher and professor Munir Mandviwalla to serve as director of
the School of Information Systems, starting July 1.
An accomplished professor, scholar, and inventor with over three decades in the information
systems discipline, Mandviwalla said his goal is to build on the school鈥檚 strong foundation
while preparing students for the rapidly evolving world of digital transformation,
AI and IT workforce.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to join USF and the Muma College of Business at such an exciting time
for technology and business,鈥� he said, who will also serve as a Muma Distinguished
Research Fellow.
鈥淭he school has built an excellent reputation, and I look forward to working with
our talented faculty and students to continue that momentum as we prepare for the
future of work in the digital AI-enabled age,鈥� Mandviwalla said.
He comes to USF from the Fox School of Business at Temple University where he served
as a professor of management information systems, the Milton F. Stauffer senior research
fellow, and the executive director of the Institute for Business and Information Technology.
鈥淭he Tampa Bay area is becoming a major tech hub, and we鈥檙e excited to have Munir
help lead that growth,鈥� said David Blackwell, Lynn Pippenger Dean at the Muma College of Business. 鈥淗e is the right leader to
strengthen our partnerships with local companies to ensure our graduates have the
skills that employers need most 鈥� from AI and analytics to cybersecurity and digital
innovation.鈥�
Mandviwalla's research focuses on how design can improve business and society on topics
such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence and IT workforce.
鈥淚 am focused on research that makes a real difference 鈥� from helping small businesses
navigate digital change to developing new ways to measure AI opportunities across
industries,鈥� he said. 鈥淎t Muma, I look forward to expanding our research impact while
ensuring our students graduate with the cutting-edge skills that today鈥檚 employers
need most.鈥�
Since the early 1990s, Mandviwalla has published more than 50 articles, cases, and
book chapters in top academic journals and presented or published more than 150 conference
papers and invited talks.
He鈥檚 also generated over $10.3 million in funding from Fortune 500 companies, such
as Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Microsoft, Walmart and others.
Mandviwalla holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in systems engineering from Boston University,
an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker School of Management, and a PhD from Claremont Graduate
University.
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