He also serves as a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He specializes in technology management, supply chain security and corporate strategy. Datta is ranked among the top 60 information systems researchers, a distinction that is based on scholarly publishing in the top six journals in the field. He has published more than 35 journal articles and more than 25 conference proceedings and is the recipient of two best-paper awards at international conferences. Datta’s previous career in private industry has included work with SAP Consulting, IBM Global Business Services, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Barclay Bank.