Padma and Hari Harilela Professorship in Strategic Information Management

Professor Jack Z Jiang is a professor of Innovation and Information Management and the Padma and Hari Harilela Professor in Strategic Information Management at Business School, The University of Hong Kong. His research explores the broad economic and behavioral impacts of cutting-edge information technologies (IT) as well as the effective user interface design of such technologies. Integrating theories and methodologies from business, information systems, and computer science, his work addresses significant issues in AI, digital innovation, e-commerce, information privacy, social media, and healthcare. His research bridges academic disciplines and provides actionable insights into the application of emerging technologies.

Professor Jiang formerly served as the Area Head of Innovation and Information Management at HKU Business School. Prior to joining HKU, he was a full professor of Information Systems and Analytics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he also served on the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee. Professor Jiang plays an important role in many academic organizations, serving as Chair or Co-Chair of leading international conferences and workshops. He was also the Chair of SIGHCI of the Association for Information Systems (2015–18).

Professor Jiang currently serves as a Senior Editor for MIS Quarterly and has contributed to editorial boards of other premier Information Systems journals, such as the Journal of AIS (Senior Editor), Information Systems Research (Associate Editor), and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, among others. His research contributions are published in top-tier business journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Management Science, and the Journal of MIS. Additionally, his work has appeared in top-tier computer science conferences such as CHI.

Professor Jiang has taught extensively across MBA, EMBA, DBA, and executive education programs at prestigious institutions, including HKU Business School, NUS School of Computing, NUS Business School, NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University. He has also held positions as a Visiting Professor at Peking University and as a visiting scholar at MIT Sloan School of Management.