Prior to joining the faculty at the Oregon State University College of Business, Dr. Fan was an assistant professor in computer information systems at West Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and master's and bachelor's degrees from Nanjing University, China. His research interests involve business intelligence, big data analytics, and business process management. He has published research articles in journals such as Decision Support Systems, Data & Knowledge Engineering, and Information Systems Frontiers.