Center for Digital Transformation
About Us
Led by Faculty Director Vijay Gurbaxani and guided by a distinguished governance council and advisory board, the Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) is at the forefront of addressing strategic issues at the intersection of business and technology in the age of AI. CDT’s mission is to develop and disseminate thought leadership to elevate the discourse on technology, especially AI, to ensure that business executives, faculty and students, and society are prepared for future success.
Featured Events
Digital IQ Series
Unlocking High-Value Enterprise LLM Use Cases
Dr. Sharon Zhou
CEO & Founder
Lamini
January 30, 2025
Digital Leadership Series
The AI Investment Boom and the Economy: Is It Sustainable?
Tiffany Wilding
Managing Director & Senior Economist
PIMCO
December 11, 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Signature Conference
The Digital Leadership Agenda 2026: Recoding Business At The Speed of AI
Bringing together senior executives, AI innovators, and academic experts to examine how to drive their organizations into the AI future.
September 30 - October 1, 2025
Faculty Director
Vijay Gurbaxani
Taco Bell Endowed Chair of Technology Management
Professor Emeritus of Information Systems
Founding Director of the Center for Digital Transformation
Vijay Gurbaxani is a distinguished scholar and expert on digital transformation, the strategic impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on business, and the economics of technology, Vijay has devoted his academic career to advancing understanding of the digital economy and guiding business leaders through the opportunities and challenges of technological innovation. His thought-provoking work blends rigorous academic research with management practice, equipping business leaders and boards with the tools to make informed decisions in an AI-driven world.
What can CDT do for you?
The Center serves as a hub of engagement, fostering conversations and collaborations among academia, industry experts, and business leaders.
Connect
Join a community of business executives, academics, and students
Inform
Acquire new knowledge from academia and industry
Influence
Advance your digital leadership capabilities
Governance Council
Board Director
AbbVie, Verizon, CrowdStrike Holdings, Freshworks
Chief Investment Officer
University of California
Chief Marketing Officer
Hitachi Digital and Hitachi America, Ltd.
EVP, Consumer Markets Division
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Chief Information and Data Officer
The Walt Disney Company
Board Director, Evrnu, Beekman 1802
Former SVP & Chief Design Officer, Target
CEO
Rackspace
Margolis Enterprises, LLC
Senior Advisor, Blackstone; Chairman, Nextgen Healthcare; Board Director, Alignment Health Care, TriNetX, Hydrogen Health, Grin, DNAnexus, Brightside Health
Board Director
MetLife, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Paradox, agilon health
SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer
Rockwell Automation
Former Principal
KPMG
Executive Chairman, Hitachi America, Ltd.; Chairman, Hitachi Europe, Ltd.; Board Director, Hitachi Energy, Office Depot, Rackspace; Software Advisory Council, Mercedes-Benz
Managing Director & Economist
PIMCO
Center Contributors
Advisory Board
Head, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains
World Economic Forum
Founder & CEO
ScoreData Corporation
Chief Data & AI Officer - NA Communications, Media and Technology
Accenture
Senior Fellow
Kauffman Foundation
Chief Customer Officer and EVP North American Operations
Experian
Co-Founder and Managing Member
Auctus Global Capital Group
Head of Insights & Analytics
Chipotle
Chief Digital Officer
The Scripps Research Institute
President
Margolis Enterprises
Head of Enterprise Strategy
Amazon Web Services
CEO
DoubleCheck Solutions
Principal
Shadowbrook Systems
VP, Digital Innovation
Genpact
Chief Technology Officer
OCVIBE
President & Chief Operating Officer
NextGen Healthcare
Chief Strategy Officer
Quantum Materials Corp
Industry and Research Fellows
Senior Industry Fellow
Chief AI Officer, Dynatrace
Senior Industry Fellow
Chief AI Strategist, Kai Roses Inc.
Senior Research Fellow
CEO & Founder, Elasticity Labs
Faculty Affiliates
Vibhanshu Abhishek
Associate Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Behnaz Bojd
Assistant Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Michael Carey
Professor
Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Vidyanand Choudhary
Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Sanjeev Dewan
Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Vijay Gurbaxani
Professor and Director CDT
The Paul Merage School of Business
Michael Imerman
Assistant Professor of Teaching
The Paul Merage School of Business
Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence
Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Bill Maurer
Dean, Professor & AAAS Fellow
School of Social Sciences
Melissa Mazmanian
Associate Professor
Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Tingting Nian
Assistant Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Connie Pechmann
Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Jui Ramaprasad
Associate Professor
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Padhraic Smyth
Professor
Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
John Turner
Associate Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Margarethe Wiersema
Dean’s Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Mingdi Xin
Assistant Professor
The Paul Merage School of Business
Student Opportunities
MBA Immersion in Digital Transformation
The MBA Immersion in Digital Transformation prepares students to lead in the digital economy by analyzing tech-driven change and leveraging digital tools for businesses, from startups to incumbents.
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Master of Science in Business Analytics
The Master of Science in Business Analytics equips students with data expertise for high-demand roles across industries. This one-year program, led by top faculty, trains students in handling and analyzing large data sets for business applications.
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Center for Digital Transformation
UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
4291 Pereira Drive, SB2 220
Irvine, CA 92697-3125
