Brian Uzzi is the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Leadership at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He also is Co-Director of the Northwestern University Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) and The Ryan Institute on Complexity (RIC), and a professor in sociology and the McCormick School of Engineering.
Brian’s work focuses on the link between social networks and human achievement and the role of AI in mind + machine partnerships.
Brian has been awarded over 30 teaching and research prizes worldwide in sociology, management, ecology, and computer science, is a Network Science Society Fellow, a recipient of the Euler Award, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He has been on the faculties of Harvard, INSEAD, University of Chicago, and Berkeley and his widely cited research has been funded by DARPA, NSF, and other foundations. He consults for companies and governments worldwide.
Before entering science, Brian worked as a carpenter and a musician. His PhD is from Stony Brook University in sociology.
