Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee is an Associate Adjunct Professor and Research Scientist in the Haas Operations and Information Technology Management Group at the Haas School of Business. He teaches and conducts research on information and communication technologies to support innovation and new product development. Specifically, he develops and applies text and data mining methods for processing user-generated content. His goal is to discover and select opportunities for product and service innovation. Recent research has mined the text of online customer reviews to induce market structure and mined electronic medical records to redesign emergency department healthcare service processes. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from MIT's Engineering Systems Division and B.A. and B.S. degrees in Political Science and Symbolic Systems (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University. He has served as a visiting scientist at the Computer Security Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a research engineer at the MITRE Corporation, and as a contractor for DynCorp-Meridian supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency doing research on Internet privacy and security.

EDUCATION

• PhD, Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MS, Technology Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• BS, Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
• BA, Political Science, Stanford University

Positions Held

At Haas since 2009

• 2010 – present, Visiting Assistant Professor, Operations and Information Management, Haas School of Business
• 2009 – present, Visiting Researcher, Haas School of Business
• 2009 – 2010, Adjunct Professor, Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• 2002 – 2009, Assistant Professor, Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• 2000 – 2002, Lecturer, Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• 2000, Lecturer, Information Systems, Boston University School of Management

Selected Honors and Awards

• 2009, Excellence in Teaching, Undergraduate Division, Wharton School
• 2006, Wharton nominee, Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania
• 2005, David W. Hauck Award for Excellence in Teaching, Wharton School