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Faculty

As an IKNS student, you will train under world-class faculty, including former and current executives from Google, IBM, NASA, and Oliver Wyman.

Faculty teaching in the Information & Knowledge Strategy program are thought leaders in their respective disciplines from around the world. They bring to the program extensive experience, a deep understanding of their rapidly changing professions, and a commitment to educating future leaders and entrepreneurs in the field.

Moses T. Adoko, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Nicole Alexander

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Former Global Head of Marketing for Meta

Manail Anis Ahmed

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Educator, Convenor & Curriculum Innovator - AI & Emerging Technologies

Angela Blum-Finlay

Lecturer; Chief Human Capital Strategist, Windward

Kate Bruce

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Manager, frog

Professional portrait of Paola Cecchi-Diemglio

Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., M.Sc.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); CEO and Co-Founder, People Culture Drive Consulting Group

Blake DiCosola, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)

Nitesh Goyal, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Research Leader, Google DeepMind

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); CEO of Knowledge Strategies, LLC; Former Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA

Katherine Koontz

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Former Global Head of Data and AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Khuong (Leo) Le, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Co-Founder & Chief-Strategist, MoirAI

Jessica Malloy

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Legal Knowledge Manager, Stryker

Christoph Meinrenken, Ph.D.

Professor of Professional Practice; IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute

Jamie Muskopf, D.S.W.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Vice President of Technical Assistance, Learning, and Knowledge Management, Lux Consulting Group

Matthew Perry

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Manager/ Associate Partner, Customer Strategy & Experience, Deloitte Digital

Ralph Poole

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Managing Partner, Semantic Modeling LLC

Katrina Pugh, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); President, AlignConsulting

Gregory L. Robinson

Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Former Program Director, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Science Mission Directorate

Jordon Sims

Lecturer, Information and Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Founding Partner at Imperium Global Advisors

Course Associates

Working hand in hand with your faculty, our Course Associates are experts in their respective subject areas and enhance the learning experience in each course by facilitating discussions, assignments, and projects, and providing essential academic support.

Anthony Calleo

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS), Chief Employee Experience Officer

Karina Castolo Rodriguez

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); AI & Digital Transformation Strategist

Valeria Estrella

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Design & Innovation Strategist

Khrizya Gastelum

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Environmental Program Manager, CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)

Diya Ghosh

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Former EY Global Consulting

Christopher Gilchrist

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Principal, Forrester Research, Inc.

Catie Jaffe

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Content Strategy Analyst, Forbes

Takshika Jambhule

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); AI Strategist | Cloud & DevOps Expert

Courtney Johnson

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Consultant, Bright Coast LLC

Barrie Levy

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Global Knowledge Manager of Kohn, Pedersen, Fox, Associates P.C.

Sandhya Mani

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Technical Writer, RWS Group

Madison Mohns

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Product Manager - Responsible AI, Indeed

Mary Palmieri

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Co-Founder of The Beauty Marketplace; Senior Product Manager, Amazon

Eve Porter-Zuckerman

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Advisor, Unitonomy

Sridevi (Sri) Potu

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); AVP - Chief Enterprise Architect, USAA

Chandana Shrestha

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS), Implementation Data Specialist, ProLiant

Carol Southwood

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Director of Process Engineering, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Neha Tewari

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Senior Data & Analytics Leader

Kayla T. Urquhart

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Energy Program Coordinator, The Energy Co-Op

Gavin Wassung

Course Associate, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); Principal, Person

Teaching Assistants

Our Teaching Assistants are current Columbia graduate students selected for their academic excellence and subject matter expertise. They enhance the student experience by providing you with support around individual assignments and group projects.

Sunny Norwood Buck, Ph.D.

Student, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)

Program Staff

Students of the Information & Knowledge Strategy program are supported by a team of dedicated professionals committed to enabling each student to succeed in their individual educational and professional development.