Advanced Business Analytics (PDF)

Saumitra Bhaduri received his Master's degree in Econometric from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India, and his PhD in Financial Economics from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India. He currently works as a professor at Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India, where he regularly offers courses on Financial Economics and Econometrics, and on Advanced Quantitative Techniques. In terms of his former career he also worked at GE Capital, the financial services division of the General Electric Company, and has held various quantitative analysis roles in the company's finance services. He also founded and headed the GE - MSE decision Sciences Laboratory, where he was responsible for developing state of the art research output for GE. He has also published several research articles in various international journals. His research interests include: Financial Economics and Econometrics, Quantitative Techniques and Advanced Analytics.

David Fogarty received his BS in International Relations from Connecticut State University, USA, his PhD in Applied Statistics from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, and his MBA with a concentration in International Business from Fairfield University, USA. He also has a post-graduate qualification from Columbia University in NYC. In terms of his professional career, he currently works at a Fortune 100 health insurance company as the Chief Analytics Officer or Head of Global Customer Value Management and Growth Analytics. In terms of his former career, Dr. Fogarty also worked for 20 years at GE Capital, the financial services division of the General Electric Company, and has held various quantitative analysis roles across several functions, including risk management and marketing, both internationally and in the US. He currently holds over 10 US patents or patents pending on business analytics algorithms.

In addition to his work as a practitioner Dr. Fogarty has over 10 years of teaching experience