Ruben Mancha

Academic Division: TOIMRuben Mancha is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division, co-founder of the Digital Experience Initiative (www.babson.edu/dXi), and recipient of the 2017 Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors award by Poets and Quants. Dr. Mancha''s research is in the areas of digital innovation, emerging technologies, and sustainability. His research has been published in journals such as Decision Support Systems, Ivey Business Journal, Business Horizons, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Journal of Information Technology Management, and Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance, and Management. He has also contributed essays to a number of edited books, such as Contemporary Perspectives in Data Mining II and Encyclopedia of Research Design. He teaches information technology courses at Olin Graduate School of Management and business analytics courses at Babson Executive Education. Before completing his doctoral studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. Mancha held consulting and research positions in the food and biotechnology industries in Spain and the U.S.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, The University of Texas at San Antonio
• MS, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Academic Interests

Digital Innovation; Business Analytics; Sustainability

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Awards & Honors

2017 - Changemaker Award, The Lewis Institute, Babson College

2017 - Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professor, Poets & Quants

2010 - Presidential Dissertation Fellow, The University of Texas at San Antonio

2010 - Distinguished Teaching Award, The University of Texas at San Antonio

2009 - William Mastoris, Jr. Endowed Business Scholarship, The University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Business

2009 - Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Americas Conference on Information Systems

2004 - Fellowship to conduct graduate studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Government of the Canary Islands (Spain)

2004 - Business Innovation Fellowship, University of La Laguna (Spain)