Before her appointment at the Freeman School of Business, Dr. Yumei He served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at both the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and the University of Houston's Bauer College of Business. She earned her Ph.D. in Management of Information Systems from School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University.

Dr. He is deeply invested in exploring how emerging technologies can enhance the market efficiency of digital platforms. Her research agenda is dynamic and multifaceted, encompassing areas such as digital interventions, human-AI collaboration, the commercialization of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). Her work has appeared in journals like Information Systems Research and the Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

A dedicated educator, Dr. He imparts her expertise in business analytics through courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to her academic pursuits, she serves as an external researcher for various digital platforms and startups, bridging the gap between academia and industry.