Tao Li is the director of the MS Program in Business Analytics, Co-Lead of Prometheus Lab for AI and Business, and an Associate Professor of Information Systems & Analytics in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He joined the Business School in Fall 2012 as an assistant professor after graduating with his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Professor Li’s research interests include impact of AI on business, revenue management, sharing economy, crowdfunding, strategic sourcing, supply chain coordination, operations-marketing interface, sustainable operations management, and behavioral operations management. His scholarship has appeared in leading academic journals such as Production and Operations Management, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and the European Journal of Operational Research. His work has been supported by the Santa Clara University Research Grant and the Leavey Research Grant. He is the recipient of the Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Research Award multiple times.

Professor Li teaches Machine Learning with Python, Data Analytics with Python, Dashboard with Tableau, and Prescriptive Analytics for MS programs in Business Analytics, Information Systems, and Finance. He also teaches Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Computer Based Decision Models, Operations Management, and Analytical Decision Making for the Business School's accelerated and evening MBA programs and undergraduate program. He has received the ACE (Accelerated Cooperative Education Leadership Program) Outstanding Faculty Award in 2016 and 2019, and the Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Teaching Award multiple times.

Professor Li has supervised various business analytics related projects with companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Adobe, Intuitive Surgical, Teladoc Health, Rubrik, Cloudera, Nuveen, and Atollogy.

Professor Li serves as Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management, Associate Editor for Decision Sciences, Associate Editor for Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, and Guest Associate Editor for Naval Research Logistics. Additionally, he has been a regular reviewer for top journals including Management Science, Operations Research, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.