He received his PhD in Operations and Management Sciences from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Chandrasekaran’s research investigates innovation and knowledge creation issues in high-technology R&D settings. Particular attention is given to understanding how organizations manage the productivity dilemma and minimize tensions between competing learning mechanisms such as exploration and exploitation. His work has been published or is forthcoming in the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM), Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management and the International Journal of Production Research.