Ravi’s research has appeared in Journal of Operations Management, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Journal of Industrial Ecology, and has been recognized with a range of honors including the inaugural Paul Kleindorfer Award in Sustainability as well as awards from INFORMS, MSOM, POMS, and the Academy of Management. His work has been covered in Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, and Reuters and has informed public-sector practice, including research conducted with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry supporting efforts related to the U.S. Substance Priority List. Ravi has also developed IP and collaborated on NSF SBIR-funded research with UrjaNet on energy information and decision-making. UrjaNet was acquired by Arcadia in 2022.
Ravi teaches data analytics, operations/supply chain management, and business sustainability in Scheller’s MBA, Executive MBA, and Undergraduate programs. He has received multiple Scheller College-wide awards for faculty teaching excellence and has been named MBA Core Professor of the Year in both the full-time and evening MBA programs. Ravi’s teaching emphasizes decision-making with data, and he has redesigned core analytics courses at Scheller using problem-driven frameworks while integrating modern algorithmic methods. He has also created a community-engaged Georgia Tech Serve-Learn-Sustain “foundation” course, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the World Economic Forum Global Risks framework. Ravi has delivered custom program modules for organizations including Coca-Cola, Clorox, Georgia-Pacific, and The Home Depot.
Ravi currently serves as Chair for the Operations Management Area at Scheller, coordinating the efforts of 15 faculty members and overseeing undergraduate and graduate course, certificate, and concentration offerings in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Ravi has held other key leadership and curricular innovation roles, including Faculty Director of Educational Innovation for the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (2022-25), Provost Teaching and Learning Fellow (2022-24), Faculty Director of the Denning Technology & Management Program (2013-16), and PhD Coordinator for the Operations Management Area (2012-15).
Ravi is a Senior Editor for the Sustainable Operations Department at Production and Operations Management and previously served as Department Editor, receiving the journal’s inaugural Best Department Editor Award. His professional leadership includes serving as Analytics Task Force Leader for AACSB’s Management Curriculum for the Digital Era initiative (2020-22), and as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Proteins4Singapore Project (2023-Present). Ravi actively advises doctoral students, and his community-engaged work includes partnerships with Meals on Wheels Atlanta for allocating volunteering resources to seniors, and the Center for Sustainable Communities for supporting revitalization efforts in disadvantaged communities.
Before entering academia, Ravi worked in industry in operations strategy, manufacturing planning, and ERP implementation. He earned his PhD in Operations and Management Science from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business alongside a Master’s in Industrial Engineering. He also holds degrees from IIT Mumbai (Master’s in Management) and BITS Pilani (Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering with Honors).
