About the LaCross AI Institute
People - About the LaCross AI Institute
People
The LaCross Institute supports scholars, students and leaders who are pushing the boundaries of ethical AI for the greater good.
The LaCross Institute is led by Directors who are responsible for academic and administrative activities in support of the Institute Mission. They are supported by staff from across Darden who contribute their expertise in critical ways. Faculty affiliated with the Institute represent some of the leading scholars, researchers, and teachers from across the UVA community and beyond. LaCross Institute Fellows have varying backgrounds, including in academia, business, policy, and government, and are all pushing the boundaries of ethical AI for the greater good. If you are interested in discussing opportunities to join the LaCross Institute team, please contact Marc Ruggiano.
UVA Advisory Board
Melody Barnes
Executive Director, Karsh Institute for Democracy
Ian Baucom
EVP and Provost, University of Virginia
Scott Beardsley
Dean, Darden School of Business
Phil Bourne
Dean, School of Data Science
Nicole Jenkins
Dean, McIntire School of Commerce
Leadership
Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Academic Director
Marc Ruggiano
Director
Rajkumar Venkatesan
Academic Director
Research Fellows
Tom Hartvigsen
School of Data Science
Mona Sloan
School of Data Science
Affiliated Faculty
Saed Alizamir
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Gabrielle (Gabe) Adams
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration and, by Courtesy, Psychology (Social)
Michael Albert
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Rahul Bhandari
Lecturer and Dean's Fellow
Luca Cian
Killgallon Ohio Art Professor of Business Administration
Lillien Ellis
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Farhana Faruqe
Assistant Professor of Data Science
Rupert Freeman
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Alex Gates
Assistant Professor of Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
Terence Johnson
Assistant Professor of Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
Dennie Kim
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Anton Korinek
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Professor, Darden School of Business
Timothy M. Laseter
Professor of Practice
Benjamin D. Leiner
Adjunct Lecturer
Michael Lenox
University Professor, Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration
Anthony Palomba
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Bidhan L. Parmar
Associate Dean for Faculty Development , Shannon G. Smith Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration
Michael D. Porter
Associate Professor of Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
Roshni Raveendhran
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Staff
Gosia Glinska
Associate Director of Thought Leadership, Batten Institute
Isabelle Jordan
Program Manager (interim)
Megan Juelfs
Senior Associate Director of Research, Office of Research Support
Asif Mehedi
Associate Director for Research and Faculty Support, Office of Research Support
Maryelizabeth Point
Research Assistant
