Biography:Maxime Cohen

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Maxime C. Cohen
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards
  • MSOM Young Scholar Prize (2022)
  • Poets&Quants Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors (2022)
  • MIT Energy Initiative Fellowship
  • POMS Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award (2020)
Scientific career
InstitutionsMcGill University
New York University Stern School of Business

Maxime C. Cohen is a professor of Retail and Operations Management and the Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] Previously, he was the Director of Research at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University.[2] He holds the title of Scale AI Chair in Data Science for Retail.[3]

Education and career

Cohen did his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[4] He completed his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[2] His research interests are in data science, AI technologies, empirical and behavioral operations management, field experiments, online marketplaces, pricing and revenue management, and retail.[5]

Cohen was appointed as Chief of AI Strategy at the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal in December 2024.[6] Prior to this, he was appointed as the first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) at ELNA Medical, Canada's largest integrated network of medical clinics.[7][8] He was also a visiting professor and Shubik Fellow at Yale School of Management in 2023–2024.[9] Before joining the faculty at McGill University, Cohen was an assistant professor of technology, operations, and statistics at the NYU Stern School of Business. He also worked as a research scientist at Google AI.[10]

He has co-authored several books and published numerous academic papers in leading journals, including Harvard Business Review, Information Systems Research, Management Science, Marketing Science, MIT Sloan Management Review, etc.[11] He worked extensively on pricing optimization and on demand prediction. In 2022, he co-authored a book titled Demand Prediction in Retail that was published by Springer.[12] In September 2024, he authored the AI is Good for Us white paper highlighting the benefits and positive impacts of AI on humanity and society.[13]

Honours

  • Top Retail Influencer, RETHINK Retail (2024).[14]
  • MSOM Young Scholar Prize (2022).[15][16]
  • Named to Poets&Quants' annual Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors list (2022).[17][18]
  • CIST Best Conference Paper Nomination Award (2021).[19]
  • POMS Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award (2020).[20]
  • First Place in the Best OM Paper in Management Science Award (2019).[21]
  • UPS PhD Fellowship (2014–2015).[22]
  • Best Application of Theory award from the 2015 NEDSI Conference.[22]
  • MIT Energy Initiative Fellowship (2011–2012).[22]

References

  1. ↑ Ray, Selena Zhu, Maxime Cohen, and Saibal (2021-08-16). "How In-Store Tech Will Transform Retail" (in en-US). https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-in-store-tech-will-transform-retail/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Maxime Cohen" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/maxime-cohen. 
  3. ↑ Mcdevitt, Neale (2021-12-14). "SCALE AI announces Research Chair in Data Science for Retail at McGill University" (in en-CA). https://reporter.mcgill.ca/scale-ai-announces-research-chair-in-data-science-for-retail-at-mcgill-university/. 
  4. ↑ "Paradigm shifter" (in en). 2014-09-09. https://news.mit.edu/2014/mit-student-maxime-cohen-profile-0909. 
  5. ↑ "Congratulations to Professor Maxime Cohen" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/bensadoun-school/article/congratulations-professor-maxime-cohen-0. 
  6. ↑ "Chief of Artificial Intelligence Strategy". https://www.ciussswestcentral.ca/about-us/leadership/chief-of-artificial-intelligence-strategy/. 
  7. ↑ Moore, Karl. "How Retailers Can Put Data To Work, With McGill's Research Chair In Data Science, Maxime Cohen" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2022/04/21/how-retailers-can-put-data-to-work-with-mcgills-research-chair-in-data-science-maxime-cohen/. 
  8. ↑ Lebegue, Élodie (2022-02-21). "ELNA Medical Passes a New Tech Milestone with Appointment of First Chief AI Officer" (in en-US). https://elnamedical.com/resources/elna-medical-passes-a-new-tech-milestone-with-appointment-of-first-chief-ai-officer. 
  9. ↑ "Operations Seminar Series | Yale School of Management" (in en). https://som.yale.edu/programs/phd/overview/operations/seminar-series. 
  10. ↑ "Maxime Cohen". https://www.mit.edu/~maxcohen/. 
  11. ↑ "Maxime Cohen : Publications : GERAD" (in en). https://www.gerad.ca/en/people/maxime-cohen/publications. 
  12. ↑ "Prof. Maxime Cohen Launches New Guide to Demand Prediction in Retail" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/article/mma-program/prof-maxime-cohen-launches-new-guide-demand-prediction-retail. 
  13. ↑ "AI Is Good for Us: A Microsoft-sponsored white paper" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/ai-good-us-microsoft-sponsored-white-paper-359539. 
  14. ↑ "McGill Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-faculty-members-and-researchers-celebrated-bravo-gala-356258. 
  15. ↑ "Maxime Cohen" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/researchhonours/maxime-cohen. 
  16. ↑ "Prof Maxime Cohen wins 2022 MSOM Young Scholar Prize" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/prof-maxime-cohen-wins-2022-msom-young-scholar-prize-340316. 
  17. ↑ "Professor Maxime Cohen makes Poets&Quants 2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors list" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/professor-maxime-cohen-makes-poetsquants-2022-best-40-under-40-mba-professors-list-339591. 
  18. ↑ Bleizeffer, Kristy (2022-05-13). "2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Maxime Cohen, McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management" (in en-US). https://poetsandquants.com/2022/05/13/2022-best-40-under-40-mba-professors-maxime-cohen-mcgill-university-desautels-faculty-of-management/. 
  19. ↑ "Prof Maxime Cohen's paper receives the CIST Best Conference Paper Nomination Award" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/prof-maxime-cohens-paper-receives-cist-best-conference-paper-nomination-award-335739. 
  20. ↑ "Professor Cohen wins early career award for operations management research" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/news/professor-cohen-wins-early-career-award-operations-management-research-321342. 
  21. ↑ "Professor Maxime Cohen’s work recognized at 2019 INFORMS conference" (in en). https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/professor-maxime-cohens-work-recognized-2019-informs-conference-302128. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Maxime Cohen". https://www.mit.edu/~maxcohen/awards.html. 



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