Dilip Soman is a Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and a co-director of the University’s “Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman [BEAR]” research centre. He has also served as the inaugural director of the University’s India Innovation Institute, and has previously taught at the University of Colorado and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dilip holds a Ph.D. in Behavioural Science (Chicago), an M.B.A. (Indian Institute of Management) and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (Bombay).
He served as a scholar in residence and a senior policy advisor in the Government of Canada’s Impact and Innovation Unit. He is the author of several articles in the area of behavioural economics and its applications to business, policy and welfare, as well as the author / co-author of 5 books including “The Last Mile” (University of Toronto Press, 2015).
When not working, he enjoys travel, photography, cricket, and taking weekends seriously!