---
title: Prasanna Tambe
type: entity
tags: [researcher, labor-economics, ai, wharton]
affiliation: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Operations, Information and Decisions); Faculty Co-Director, Wharton Human-AI Research
sources: ["[[sources/2025-korst-wharton-gen-ai-enterprise-adoption]]"]
created: 2026-04-20
updated: 2026-04-20
---

# Prasanna Tambe

Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Faculty Co-Director of **Wharton Human-AI Research**. S.B. and M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT; PhD in Managerial Science and Applied Economics from the Wharton School.

Research focuses on the economics of technical labour markets, AI and the future of work, and the use of algorithms in human resources. Uses internet-scale datasets from online job platforms, career networks, and labour market intermediaries to study worker skills, career trajectories, and employer requirements. Publications include *Management Science*, *Review of Financial Studies*, *Information Systems Research*, *MIS Quarterly*, *California Management Review*, *Communications of the ACM*.

## Contributions in this wiki
- [[sources/2025-korst-wharton-gen-ai-enterprise-adoption]] — co-lead of the Wharton–GBK annual enterprise Gen AI adoption study.

## Related
Co-leads: [[entities/jeremy-korst]], [[entities/stefano-puntoni]]. Related: [[concepts/ai-adoption]].