About

Professor Eric T. Bradlow is the Vice Dean of Analytics, the K.P. Chao Professor, Professor of Marketing, Statistics, Economics and Education, chair of  Wharton’s Marketing Department, and the co-founder of Wharton Customer Analytics.

An applied statistician, Professor Bradlow uses high-powered statistical models to solve problems on everything from Internet search engines to product assortment issues. Specifically, his research interests include Bayesian modeling, statistical computing, and developing new methodology for unique data structures with application to business problems.

Eric has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association, American Educational Research Association, is past chair of the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Marketing, is a statistical fellow of Bell Labs, and was named DuPont Corporation’s best young researcher while working there in 1992.

A prolific scholar, Professor Bradlow’s research has been published in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Psychometrika, Statistica Sinica, Chance, Marketing Science, Management Science, and Journal of Marketing Research.

Professor Bradlow has won numerous teaching awards at Wharton, including the Anvil Award for best teacher, MBA Core Curriculum teaching award, the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching award and the Excellence in Teaching Award.   Professor Bradlow earned his PhD and Master’s degrees in Mathematical Statistics from Harvard University and his BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Haosen Ge is a Data Scientist for Analytics at Wharton. He is responsible for developing technical solutions for research teams led by Professor Hamsa Bastani and Dean Knox. He also facilitates Analytics at Wharton’s research and data-related projects by offering technical support.

Haosen received a Ph.D. degree in Politics from Princeton University, an M.A. from Duke University, and a B.A. from Fudan University, China.

At Analytics at Wharton, Matt oversees experiential learning opportunities for students including datathons, technical workshops, analytics accelerators, and competitions with corporate partners using real-world datasets. Matt is Analytics at Wharton’s liaison to Penn and Wharton student organizations that focus on analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, and marketing. Additionally, Matt manages the research assistant and pre-doc program. Prior to coming to Wharton, Matt worked in admissions and marketing communications at several Philadelphia-area universities.

Kyle Kearns serves as the Senior Content Producer for Analytics at Wharton. In this role, he is responsible for brainstorming, executing, and disseminating various content deliverables, such as audio and video productions, photography, website assets, infographics, and more. Prior to joining AAW, Kyle held various marketing and communications roles with Wharton Customer Analytics, AI for Business, and global insurance organizations.

He is a graduate of James Madison University.

Rachel Mariman is the Senior Research Project Manager for Analytics at Wharton. They divide their time between working with Professors Hamsa Bastani and Dean Knox to support their research agendas, and articulating and executing Analytics at Wharton’s research, data, and computing priorities.

Prior to joining Wharton, Rachel was the Department Coordinator for Princeton University’s Department of Politics.

They previously served as Mayor Muriel Bowser’s liaison to Washington, DC’s Ward 6, and as a Membership and Communications Manager for the U.S. Council on Competitiveness; a policy-oriented non-profit focused on science, technology, and innovation as drivers of economic growth.

Rachel graduated magna cum laude from American University with a B.A. in Political Science concentrating in Gender, Race and Politics, a B.A. in International Studies concentrating in International Politics, and a minor in Education Studies. They hold a certificate in Data Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the Senior Director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives where she works with the Vice Dean to establish and communicate the overall strategic mission of Analytics at Wharton. In this role, Ms. Nelson Hyppolite fosters cross-collaboration among seven analytics initiatives to implement new content and programs for various constituents including students, alumni, researchers, and industry practitioners. In addition, she oversees the implementation of new analytics-focused projects by providing operations-related direction and support. Prior to this work, Ms. Nelson Hyppolite served as the Director of Operations for Wharton Customer Analytics (WCA) where she oversaw finance and administration, human resources, events, student programs, and marketing and communications. 

Ms. Nelson Hyppolite has over ten years of experience working in both higher education and the non-profit sector in the areas of residence life, student affairs, college access and retention, program management and operations.  She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a M.A. in Higher Education from New York University. 

As the Director of Marketing and Communications for Analytics at Wharton, Jillian Rogers leads all strategic marketing and communication priorities. Her team’s responsibilities span AAW’s website, engaging content, events and programming promotion, media relations, social media, email marketing, and branding. She cultivated her communication, organizational, and project management skills at the ESG Initiative, Wharton External Affairs, La Salle University, and previous positions in healthcare and retail.