Pavel Atanasov

Pavel Atanasov is an Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences in the Operations and Technology area at IE University. Prior to joining IE, Pavel completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in Psychology with a Decision Processes concentration. He then served as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Good Judgment Project, based at the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. Pavel has since consulted for companies in technology, fintech and the life sciences while working on research projects sponsored by the US National Science Foundation and IARPA. His research focuses primarily on decision science with applications to crowdsourcing and forecasting in business and government. Pavel’s will teach courses on business statistics, analytics and quantitative methods. His research has been published in journals such as Management Science, Psychological Science and Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, IE University, Spain, 2023 - Present 

• Co-Principal Investigator, Human Forest Project, 2019 - 2023

• Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2012 - 2015

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Psychology & Decision Processes, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2012

• MA in Psychology & Decision Processes, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2008

• Bachelor in Psychology & Economics, Franklin & Marshall College, USA, 2005

Corporate Experience

• Co-Founder, Pytho LLC, USA, 2016 - 2023 

• Senior Analyst, Analysis Group, USA, 2005 - 2007

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