Seven Michigan Ross Professors Earn Promotions

Paul Clyde was promoted to clinical full professor. He joined Ross in 2004 and served as the academic director of the Part-Time MBA Programs, where he led the development of the Weekend MBA Program. Currently, he is president of the William Davidson Institute at U-M. He teaches Applied Microeconomics (BE 591) and Independent Study Projects (BE 750). In 2010, Clyde received the Michigan Ross Andy Andrews Distinguished Faculty Service Award. Clyde received his PhD in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his B.S. in Business from Indiana University.

Andreas Hagemann was promoted to associate professor of business economics and public policy with tenure. An econometrician, Hagemann joined the Ross faculty in 2014. His research interests include inference in small samples, statistical analysis of large data sets with complex dependence structures, and the development of new econometric tools for empirical social science. Hagemann serves as a mentor to PhD students throughout their dissertation process. He also teaches Applied Economics (BE 300) in the BBA Program. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an economics diploma from the University of Regensburg (Germany).

Stefanus Jasin was promoted to professor of technology and operations with tenure. Jasin’s main research interests are in predictive and prescriptive business analytics, with a focus on developing optimization algorithms for solving complex, large-scale analytics problems. He joined the Ross faculty in 2011 and teaches Applied Business Statistics (TO 595) and Logistics (TO 621) at the MBA level. He currently serves as the department editor for the revenue management and market analytics department at Production and Operations Management. He is also an associate editor at Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Naval Research Logistics. He received his master’s and PhD degrees in statistics and computational mathematics from Stanford University and a BA in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jeremy Kress was promoted to associate professor of business law with tenure. Since joining the Ross faculty in 2016, his research has focused on bank regulation, systemic risk, and financial stability. Kress is the co-faculty director of U-M’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy. He teaches Introduction to Ross: Foundations in Learning Business (BA 100) to BBA students and Washington Campus (BL 688) at the MBA level. He has also taught Issues in Finance and Banking (BL 407). He was named one of Poets&Quants’ “Top 50 Undergraduate Professors of 2020” and won the Michigan Ross Neary Teaching Excellence Award in 2019. Kress graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was a presidential scholar. He holds a BBA from Michigan Ross.

Jun Li was promoted to professor of technology and operations with tenure. Li is a Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow who joined the Ross faculty in 2012. She researches revenue management and pricing, healthcare, supply chains, corporate social responsibility, and public sector operations. She was named one of Poets&Quants’ “40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors of 2024.” She currently teaches Applied Regression and Data Analysis (TO 566), Business Fundamentals (TO 505), Operations Management (TO 313), and the Supply Chain Consulting Studio (TO 685). Li holds a PhD in managerial economics and management science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s in operations research and industrial engineering from Tsinghua University (China).

Andrew Wu was promoted to associate professor of technology and operations with tenure. Wu is a Stein Research Scholar and Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow. His research focuses on the interface of technology, finance, and operations management. He was named one of Poets&Quants’ “40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors of 2024.” He has worked at Michigan Ross since 2016 and teaches Empowering Business Decision Making with Generative AI (TO 538) and FinTech: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Other Technology Innovations (TO 638). Wu received his PhD in finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in mathematics and Economics from Yale University.

Amy Young was promoted to professor of teaching. Young is a core faculty member at the Center for Positive Organizations and former faculty director of the center’s consortium. Her research focuses on how leaders support employees’ well-being while also driving organizational performance. She has worked at Michigan Ross since 2009 and teaches Effective Business Communications (BCOM 369), Positive Business Communication (BCOM 530), and Positive Communication (BCOM 430). Young received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan and a BA in human development & social relations from Earlham College.