Yatish Hegde

Biography

Yatish Hegde is a Lecturer in Management Science at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, where he teaches Business Analytics and related courses across the Master of Business Analytics, MBA, Executive MBA and Business Analytics and AI certificate programs.

He began his career as a Software Engineer in the industry before moving into academic research as a Research Software Engineer. In that role, he contributed to analytics applications, systems development, grant-funded research projects, and advanced work in machine learning and natural language processing (NLP).

Since joining Tulane in 2020, Yatish has focused on teaching students how to solve real-world business problems using analytics, machine learning, and AI techniques. As an early adopter of AI in business education, he brings a distinctive mix of industry experience, research expertise, and practical application to his teaching.

Yatish is currently designing two new courses for the upcoming academic year focused on AI: “AI for Business” for undergraduate students (Business Analytics and AI Certificate) and “Applied AI in Finance” for Executive MBA students.