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Richard Huntsinger

Distinguished Teaching Fellow | Professional Faculty | Operations & IT Management

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Richard Huntsinger is a distinguished teaching fellow at the Haas School of Business, where he lectures and oversees research on data science and AI applied to law, business, and public policy. He also serves as faculty director of the popular Executive Program in Data Strategy at UC Berkeley Executive Education, providing training and expert advice to 2,300+ executives across 73 countries. 

His background spans Fortune 500 R&D executive, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, expert witness, professor, author, and management consultant with broad international experience leading programs in AI, data analytics, process automation, customer service operations, IT operations, and enterprise software development at organizations like Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Symantec, Hitachi, Curtiss-Wright, Bank of America, and US Department of Energy. 

He has led development and market introduction of more than 20 commercial process automation/data analytics products and customer-facing IT systems. He has served on the management teams of several venture-backed high-tech start-ups from build-out to IPO and acquisition. He is a strategy and technology advisor to several companies and a frequent guest speaker in industry, academia, and government.  He holds ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt, PMI Project Management Professional, ASA Accredited Professional Statistician, and RSS Chartered Statistician certifications.  He is author of the popular textbook "Business Analytics: Methods & Cases for Data-Driven Decisions".

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Data science and AI applied to law, business, and public policy

Papers, Articles, and Publications

Awards & Honors
  • Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Academic Background
  • PhD, Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
  • MBA, University of California-Berkeley, BGS honors
  • MBA, Columbia University, BGS honors
  • MS, Computer Science, California State University-Chico, UPE honors
  • BS, Computer Science, California State University-Chico, UPE honors