Andres Fortino, PhD holds anappointment as a clinical associate professor of management and systems at the NYU School of Professional Studies, where he teaches courses in business analytics, data mining, and datavisualization. He also leads his ownconsulting company, Fortino Global Education. Dr. Fortino has publishedten books and over 40 academic papers, and has received IBM's FirstInvention Level Award for hiswork in semiconductor research. He holds three US patents and ten inventiondisclosures.