Nicholas Berente
- James H. Sweeny III and Alicia Sweeny Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
- IT, Analytics, and Operations
Biography
Nick Berente studies digital innovations like artificial intelligence technologies and their organizational, institutional, and ethical implications, and teaches courses on technological innovation. He currently serves as Mendoza's Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs, where he oversees Mendoza's ten academic programs. He is also the Faculty Director of Notre Dame's iNDustry Labs, which works with regional industry on technological innovation. In addition, he is Co-Director of the GAMA Lab, a faculty fellow of the Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, and affiliated faculty in Notre Dame's Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society, and the Notre Dame - IBM Tech Ethics Lab. Prof. Berente received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan. He was an entrepreneur prior to his academic career, founding two technology companies. He is the principal investigator for a number of U.S. National Science Foundation projects and has won multiple awards for his teaching and his research. Prof. Berente has served in editorial roles for MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and Information and Organization.
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