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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Finance, University of Utah, 2009
- M.S., Information Systems, University of Iowa, 2003
- B.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Mumbai at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, 1999
Positions Held
- Teaching Associate Professor, Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Iowa, 2021-2022
- Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Iowa, 2011-2021
- Assistant Professor in Finance, Texas A&M University, 2009-2011
Recent Publications
- Ramaraju, N., Pant, S., & Pant, G. (2025). Sparking Innovation: The Effect of Inventor Gender Diversity on Recombinant Innovation. Information Systems Research. link >
- McKee, E., Liu, Y., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2025). Human Capital Migration Networks and Stock Returns. Review of Financial Economics, Wiley. link >
Other Publications
Articles
- Yoon, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). Discovery of Technological Innovation Systems: Implications for Predicting Future Innovation Journal of Management Information Systems, 41 (1), 39-72. link >
- Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2018). Visibility of Corporate Web Sites: The Role of Information Prosociality Decision Support Systems.
- Kalcheva, I., McLemore, P., & Pant, S. (2018). Innovation: The interplay between demand-side shock and supply-side environment. Research Policy.
- Kalay, A., Karakas, O., & Pant, S. (2014). The Market Value of Corporate Votes: Theory and Evidence from Option Prices. Journal of Finance.
Conference Proceedings
- Pant, S., Wang, J., & Yao, T. (2024). Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance and Corporate Innovation. Southern Finance Association Meetings.
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks. Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) 2024.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2023). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. Souththern Finance Association Meetings 2023.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2023). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. 62nd Annual Southwestern Finance Association Conference 2023.
- Pant, S., Wang, J., & Yao, T. (2023). Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance and Corporate Innovation. 62nd Annual Southwestern Finance Association Conference 2023.
- Yoon, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2022). Discovery of Technological Innovation Systems: Implications for Predicting Future Innovation INFORMS Workshop on Data Science.
- Yoon, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2021). Predicting Innovation Through Topical Structure Discovery. Workshop on Information Technology and Systems 2021.
- Liu, Y., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2021). Digital Prophylaxis for Firm Resilience: A Study On COVID-19 Disruption. Conference on Information Systems and Technology 2021.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2020). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns Financial Management Association 2020.
Presentations
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2025). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks. The Ohio State University.
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks. 2024 Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference.
- Ramaraju, N., Pant, S., & Pant, G. (2024). Sparking Innovation: The Effect of Inventor Gender Diversity on Recombinant Innovation. University of Arizona.
- Ramaraju, N., Pant, S., & Pant, G. (2024). Sparking Innovation: The Effect of Inventor Gender Diversity on Recombinant Innovation. University of Texas - Dallas.
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks. 2024 DSI Annual Conference.
- Ramaraju, N., Pant, S., & Pant, G. (2024). Sparking Innovation: The Effect of Inventor Gender Diversity on Recombinant Innovation. University of Texas - Arlington.
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks 2024 INFORMS Annual Conference.
- Safaei, N., Namdar, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2024). The Green Ripple Effect: Unraveling Green Innovation Diffusion in Supply Chain Networks. Doctoral Consortium: Advances in Business Research Education, Kennesaw State University.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2023). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. 62nd Annual Southwestern Finance Association Conference 2023.
- Pant, S., Wang, J., & Yao, T. (2023). Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance and Corporate Innovation. 62nd Annual Southwestern Finance Association Conference 2023.
- Yoon, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2022). Discovery of Technological Innovation Systems: Implications for Predicting Future Innovation. INFORMS Workshop on Data Science.
- Yoon, J., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2021). Predicting Innovation Through Topical Structure Discovery. Workshop on Information Technology and Systems 2021.
- Liu, Y., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2021). Digital Prophylaxis for Firm Resilience: A Study On COVID-19 Disruption. Conference on Information Systems and Technology.
- Liu, Y., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2021). Digital Prophylaxis for Firm Resilience: A Study On COVID-19 Disruption. University of Kansas Seminar Series.
- Ramaraju, N., Pant, G., & Pant, S. (2020). What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander: Gender Diversity of Inventors and Firm Innovation. Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2020). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. Financial Management Association Meetings 2020.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2020). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. University of Iowa Seminar Series.
- Pant, S., & Wang, J. (2019). Does the Stock Market Fully Value Employee Diversity? Gender and Ethnic Diversity among Inventors and Stock Returns. University of Toledo Seminar Series.
Honors and Awards
- List of Teachers Ranked Excellent, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022, 2023, 2025
- Teaching Excellence Award, Business Administration, Gies College of Business, 2024
- Best Paper Award with a student co-author, INFORMS Workshop on Data Science, 2022
- Faculty Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior, University of Iowa, 2016, 2021
Current Courses
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Business Analytics I (BADM 210) An introduction to basic knowledge of statistics, distributions, and linear regressions in a business setting Students will be able to perform and understand the use of basic statistical methods in generating inferences and modeling including hypothesis testing and multivariate regression. The course will introduce the concepts of a data life cycle, data visualization, and data summarization. Students will learn how to identify, describe and frame business opportunities through evidence-based storytelling and hands-on learning using spreadsheets and data visualization tools.