Experience

Institute for Advanced Analytics

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Director

  • Jun 2006 - Present

  As head of the Institute, I lead the nation’s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) as its originator and principal architect. The MSA is an intensive 10-month professional degree for aspiring data scientists that blends computer science, statistics, applied mathematics and business disciplines into an innovative education focused on the analysis of very large amounts of data. Since launching the Institute in 2006, the MSA has quickly become one of the largest and most selective degree… Show more As head of the Institute, I lead the nation’s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) as its originator and principal architect. The MSA is an intensive 10-month professional degree for aspiring data scientists that blends computer science, statistics, applied mathematics and business disciplines into an innovative education focused on the analysis of very large amounts of data. Since launching the Institute in 2006, the MSA has quickly become one of the largest and most selective degree programs on campus, and its students among the most sought-after and highly compensated graduates of the university. The Institute enrolls up to 120 students annually and counts over 1,300 alumni. Appointed the Goodnight Director in 2016, my current position is the sole endowed directorship at NC State University. Show less As head of the Institute, I lead the nation’s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) as its originator and principal architect. The MSA is an intensive 10-month professional degree for aspiring data scientists that blends computer science, statistics, applied mathematics and business disciplines into an innovative education focused on the analysis of very large amounts of data. Since launching the Institute in 2006, the MSA has quickly become one of the largest and most selective degree… Show more As head of the Institute, I lead the nation’s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) as its originator and principal architect. The MSA is an intensive 10-month professional degree for aspiring data scientists that blends computer science, statistics, applied mathematics and business disciplines into an innovative education focused on the analysis of very large amounts of data. Since launching the Institute in 2006, the MSA has quickly become one of the largest and most selective degree programs on campus, and its students among the most sought-after and highly compensated graduates of the university. The Institute enrolls up to 120 students annually and counts over 1,300 alumni. Appointed the Goodnight Director in 2016, my current position is the sole endowed directorship at NC State University. Show less



NC State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Distinguished University Professor

  • Jul 1998 - Present

  Dr. Rappa is one of only two-dozen who hold the rank of Distinguished University Professor among 7,000 faculty at his university—an honor he has held since 1998. Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University (also known as NCSU or NC State) is a public research university with 34,000 students and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. With its 10 colleges, NC State has historical strengths in engineering, statistics, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and… Show more Dr. Rappa is one of only two-dozen who hold the rank of Distinguished University Professor among 7,000 faculty at his university—an honor he has held since 1998. Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University (also known as NCSU or NC State) is a public research university with 34,000 students and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. With its 10 colleges, NC State has historical strengths in engineering, statistics, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and design. The graduate school, which offers 104 master's degrees, is home to the nation's first Master of Science in Analytics. Show less Dr. Rappa is one of only two-dozen who hold the rank of Distinguished University Professor among 7,000 faculty at his university—an honor he has held since 1998. Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University (also known as NCSU or NC State) is a public research university with 34,000 students and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. With its 10 colleges, NC State has historical strengths in engineering, statistics, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and… Show more Dr. Rappa is one of only two-dozen who hold the rank of Distinguished University Professor among 7,000 faculty at his university—an honor he has held since 1998. Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University (also known as NCSU or NC State) is a public research university with 34,000 students and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. With its 10 colleges, NC State has historical strengths in engineering, statistics, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and design. The graduate school, which offers 104 master's degrees, is home to the nation's first Master of Science in Analytics. Show less


INFORMS
• Denmark
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member – Analytics Certification Board

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

AACSB International
• Organizer – Analytics Curriculum Advisory Group

  • Jun 2015 - May 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

  • 1987 - 1996