Dan Zhang

Dan Zhang is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. He specializes in operations management and data analytics, teaching a variety of courses across undergraduate, MBA, and PhD programs. His course offerings include "Business Statistics," "Operations Management," "Advanced Data Analytics," "Spreadsheet Modeling," "Stochastic Dynamic Programming," and "Pricing and Revenue Management." Dr. Zhang's research primarily focuses on data-driven decision-making, with applications in pricing and revenue management, supply chain management, and healthcare operations.With a robust portfolio of 20 published research articles, Dr. Zhang is an active contributor to the academic community, frequently presenting at conferences and consulting for companies across Canada, China, Europe, and the United States. He currently serves as the president of the INFORMS Rocky Mountain Chapter, which supports analytics professionals in the region, and is on the advisory board of Tech Valley Inc., a big data startup backed by Microsoft Accelerator. Recently elected as chair of the INFORMS Pricing and Revenue Management Section, he continues to influence the field through his leadership and expertise in pricing strategies and analytics.