Dr. Eric K. Clemons is Professor of Operations and Information Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a pioneer in the systematic study of the transformational impacts of information on the strategy and practice of business. His research and teaching inter­ests include strategic uses of informa­tion systems, the risks and benefits of outsourcing and strategic alliances, and the impact of online social networks on marketing strategy, consumer behavior, and the nature of employment. Addi­tionally, Dr. Clemons is the founder and Project Director for the Wharton School's Sponsored Research Project on Information: Strategy and Economics, within the Program For Global Strategy and Knowledge Intensive Organizations.

In his consulting practice, Dr. Clemons focuses on helping clients anticipate the fundamental impacts information technology will have on the structure of their industries and on helping them develop a range of strategies to deal with the changes to their industry. This has enabled his clients to develop strategies and prepare for their rapid deployment, even in the presence of a high degree of environmental uncertainty. He has participated as expert witness in cases involving software contracting fraud, antitrust, and intellectual property disputes.

Professor Clemons has taught at Wharton since 1976. He has also been a visiting faculty member at Cornell University, in both the Engineering College and the Business School, at Harvard University Graduate School of Business, at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and at The Indian School of Business.

Dr. Clemons has an S.B. in Physics from MIT and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University in Operations Research.

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