Andrew B. Whinston

Andrew B. Whinston
Born (1936-06-03) June 3, 1936
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA) Carnegie Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
OccupationsEconomist and computer scientist

Andrew B. Whinston (born June 3, 1936) is an American economist and computer scientist, who holds the Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair in Business Administration. He is a professor of Information Systems, Computer Science, and Economics, and serves as Director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CREC) in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Education

In 1957, Whinston graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts, followed by a Master of Science from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1960.[2] He completed his PhD at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1962,[3] where he was awarded the Alexander Henderson Award for Excellence in Economic Theory in 1960.[4] From 1957 to 1958, Whinston was a Sanxsay Fellow at Princeton University.[2] From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University.[3][5]

Career

In 1964, Whinston became an associate professor of economics at the University of Virginia, and in 1966, he joined Purdue University as a full professor of economics and management.[2]

In 1962, Whinston published research in the Journal of Political Economy on applications of non-cooperative game theory to microeconomics.[6] In his 1960s paper titled, "A Model of Multi-Period Investment Under Uncertainty", which appeared in Management Science, he used nonlinear optimization to determine optimal portfolios over time.[7]

Whinston has provided expert testimony on electronic commerce policy before the U.S. Congress, including testimony in 1999 before the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space regarding the role of standards in the growth of global electronic commerce.[8]

Publications

The University of Texas at Austin states Whinston has authored over 25 books and 400 peer-reviewed publications.[9][10] Whinston holds an Erdős number of 2.[11]

Awards

In 2005, Whinston received the LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement in Information Systems.[12] This award, created by the Association for Information Systems Council and the International Conference on Information Systems Executive Committee, recognizes outstanding scholars in the field.[13]

In 2009, Whinston received the Career Award for Outstanding Research Contributions at the University of Texas at Austin, which recognizes significant research contributions made by a tenured member.[9] Also in 2009, the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) recognized Whinston as the inaugural INFORMS ISS Fellow for contributions to information systems research.[14]

In 2022, Research.com ranked Whinston among leading scholars in Information Systems based on citation metrics and scholarly impact.[15]

Bibliography

  • Ravi Kalakota; Andrew B. Whinston (1996). Frontiers of Electronic Commerce. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-201-84520-4.
  • Ravi Kalakota; Andrew B. Whinston (1997). Electronic Commerce: A Manager's Guide. Addison-Wesley Professional. ISBN 978-0-201-88067-0.
  • Clyde W. Holsapple; Andrew B. Whinston (2013). Recent Developments in Decision Support Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-662-02952-7.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile for Andrew Whinston at UT Austin". liberalarts.utexas.edu.
  2. ^ a b c "Andrew B. Whinston - Vita". sites.google.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "University of Texas at Austin" (PDF).
  4. ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Student Awards - Tepper School of Business - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu.
  5. ^ "Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University" (PDF). 1964.
  6. ^ Davis, Otto A.; Whinston, Andrew B. (1962). "Externalities, Welfare, and the Theory of Games". Journal of Political Economy. 70 (3): 241–262. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Naslund, Bertil; Whinston, Andrew (1962). "A Model of Multi-Period Investment under Uncertainty". Management Science. 8 (2): 184–200. ISSN 0025-1909.
  8. ^ "The Role of Standards in the Growth of Global Electronic Commerce: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. October 28, 1999. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Leahy, Cory (February 2, 2011). "University of Texas at Austin Professor Most Influential Management Information Systems Researcher". UT Austin News – The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Andrew Whinston, Faculty Profile : Experts Guide : Media Relations : University Communications". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  11. ^ He, Shu; Rui, Huaxia; Whinston, Andrew B. (June 17, 2018). "Social Media Strategies in Product-Harm Crises". Information Systems Research. 29 (2): 362–380. doi:10.1287/isre.2017.0707 – via pubsonline.informs.org (Atypon).
  12. ^ "LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement in Information Systems". Association for Information Systems. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "ICIS 2021 Awards Booklet" (PDF). Association for Information Systems. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  14. ^ "ISS Distinguished Fellow Award". INFORMS. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Andrew B. Whinston: Computer Science H-index & Awards - Academic Profile". Research.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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