Episode summary introduction: Dr Subhasish Dasgupta was smitten by a nascent field called Information Systems, while doing his MBA at University of Calcutta. Dr Dasgupta traces his journey of how he transformed that passion into a career in academia at George Washington University.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• Being a PhD student at Baruch College, NY
  
• The dive into academia
  
• How students have changed over the last few decades
  

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Calcutta Beginnings [2:32]
  
• Picking Baruch College, NY for PhD [5:26]
  
• The Baruch Years [10:01]
  
• Research in Group Decision Making and AI [14:07]
  
• The Academia Plunge! [16:14]
  
• The 1st Job: Fairleigh Dickinson University [20:27]
  
• The Move to George Washington University [22:20]
  
• Teaching Load at GW [27:16]
  
• Research and Teaching Areas at GW [29:18]
  
• Looking back at Students at GW over the years [33:02]
  
• What does GW look for in their students? [36:33]
  
• Parting Thoughts: Pick Colleges with the “right” criteria [39:08]
  

Our Guest: Dr. Subhasish Dasgupta is an Associate Professor of Information Systems in the School of Business at George Washington University, USA. Prior to that Dr Dasgupta was an Assistant Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Memorable Quote: "It’s absolutely fine to change your mind!”

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