Scholar
Gordon Burtch
Google Scholar ID: rc64wHQAAAAJ
Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Information Systems, Boston University // @gburtch
Citations & Impact
Citations
6,313
H-index
30
i10-index
45
Publications
20
Co-authors
94
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- His work has been published in a variety of leading journals spanning Information Systems, Marketing, Management, and Operations. Supported by over $2 million in grants from various corporate, non-profit, and government entities including Meta, Adobe, 3M, the NSF, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. His work has also been cited by prominent outlets such as Time Magazine, Wired, and the Wall Street Journal. Presently serves as an Associate Editor for two INFORMS journals: Management Science and Information Systems Research.
Research Experience
- Currently a member of the Central Applied Science team at Meta, previously a research consultant for Microsoft. Before entering academia, worked as a hardware design engineer, an IT systems auditor, and most recently as a financial services technology consultant with Accenture.
Education
- PhD in Business Administration (Temple University); MBA and Bachelor of Software Engineering (McMaster University, Canada)
Background
- Research Interests: Platforms, crowds, and causal inference methods. Professional Field: Information Systems. Bio: Professor of Information Systems and Fellow of the Digital Business Institute at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. His research involves the economic evaluation of online platform technologies, with a focus on the drivers of individual participation and behavior in online social contexts, as well as the societal consequences of these technologies.
