David Rand

Biography

David Rand ‘04 is professor of marketing and management communications in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and professor of information science in Cornell Bowers. Rand uses computational social science to explore how dialogues between humans and generative AI models can be used to correct inaccurate beliefs, to illuminate why people share inaccurate information online, to understand political polarization, and to promote human cooperation. He has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals such Nature, Science, PNAS, Psychological Science, CHI, and Management Science, and his work has received widespread media attention. David advises technology companies such as Google, Meta and TikTok in their efforts to inform users. He has also written for popular press outlets including the New York Times, Wired, and New Scientist. Rand received his B.A. in computational biology from Cornell in 2004 and his Ph.D. in systems biology from Harvard University in 2009.

Academic Degrees

• PhD Harvard University, 2009
• BA Cornell University, 2004