Alok Gupta is Senior Associate Dean of faculty, Research and Administration, and Curtis L. Carlson Schoolwide Chair in Information Management at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for Information Systems Research, a top journal in the area of information systems since January 2017 -- a top ranked Information Systems journal published by INFORMS. He received his Ph.D. in Management Science and Information from the University of Texas, Austin. His research has been published in various information systems, economics, and computer science journals. He was awarded prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his research on dynamic pricing mechanisms on the internet. He has done extensive work with major corporations to improve their online presence, digital strategies and operations. His expertise includes Internet Economics, Electronic Market Mechanisms, Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Human-AI interaction, Data Security, online piracy, digital platforms and issues related to online privacy.