Eric M. Schwartz

Curriculum Vitae

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
701 Tappan Street, Office R5472, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234
734-936-5042 (office)

[email protected] | ericmichaelschwartz.com | SSRN | Google Scholar


Academic Employment

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Education

Published Peer-Reviewed Papers

  1. Braun, Michael, and Eric M. Schwartz (2025). Where A/B Testing Goes Wrong: How Divergent Delivery Affects What Online Experiments Cannot (and Can) Tell You About How Customers Respond to Advertising. Journal of Marketing, 89(2), 71–95. Journal Link. PDF.
  2. Finalist, AMA Shelby D. Hunt/Harold H. Maynard Award (2025) — best paper in Journal of Marketing

    Finalist, AMA/MSI/H. Paul Root Award (2025) — best paper in Journal of Marketing

  3. Braun, Michael, Bart de Langhe, Stefano Puntoni, and Eric M. Schwartz (2024). Leveraging Digital Advertising Platforms for Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 51(1), 119–128. Journal Link.
  4. Aribarg, Anocha and Eric M. Schwartz (2020). Native advertising in online news: Tradeoffs among clicks, brand recognition and website trustworthiness. Journal of Marketing Research, 57(1), 20–24. Journal Link. PDF.
  5. Finalist, Paul E. Green Award (2020) — best paper in Journal of Marketing Research

  6. Proserpio, D., J. R. Hauser, X. Liu, T. Amano, A. Burnap, T. Guo, D. Lee, R. A. Lewis, K. Misra, Eric M. Schwartz, A. Timoshenko, L. Xu, and H. Yoganarasimhan (2020). Soul and Machine (Learning). Marketing Letters, 31(4), Special Issue for 11th Triennial Invitational Choice Symposium, 393–404. Journal Link.
  7. Misra, Kanishka, Eric M. Schwartz, Jacob D. Abernethy (2019). Dynamic online pricing with incomplete information using multi-armed bandit experiments. Marketing Science, 38(2), 226–252. Journal Link. PDF.
  8. Finalist, John D. C. Little Award (2019) — best marketing paper in Marketing Science, Management Science, and all INFORMS journals

  9. Abernethy, J. D., A. Chojacki, A. Farahi, Eric M. Schwartz, J. Webb* (2018). ActiveRemediation: The Search for Lead Pipes in Flint, Michigan. KDD 2018, Proceedings of SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, London, England, U.K. *Alphabetical order. PDF on Arxiv. Video.
  10. Winner, Best Student Paper Award, KDD 2018 — Applied Data Science Track

  11. Chojnacki, A., C. Dai, A. Farahi, G. Shi, J. Webb, D. T. Zhang, J. Abernethy, Eric M. Schwartz* (2017). A Data Science Approach to Understanding Residential Water Contamination in Flint. KDD 2017, Proceedings of SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Halifax, NS, Canada. *Students first, then faculty; alphabetical order. PDF on Arxiv.
  12. Schwartz, Eric M., Eric T. Bradlow, and Peter S. Fader (2017). Customer acquisition via display advertising using multi-armed bandit experiments. Marketing Science, 36(4), 500–522. Journal Link. PDF.
  13. Winner, John D. C. Little Award (2017) — best marketing paper in Marketing Science, Management Science, and all INFORMS journals

  14. Schwartz, Eric M., Eric T. Bradlow, and Peter S. Fader (2014). Model selection using database characteristics: Developing a classification tree for longitudinal incidence data. Marketing Science, 33(2), 188–205. Journal Link. PDF. Press Release.
  15. Berger, Jonah, and Eric M. Schwartz (2011). What drives immediate and ongoing word of mouth? Journal of Marketing Research, 48(5), 869–880. Journal Link. PDF. Featured in Contagious.

Working Papers

Work in Progress


Other Published Conference Proceedings


Research Interests

Substantive: adaptive marketing experiments, digital advertising, dynamic pricing, customer acquisition and lifetime value, media consumption, public health policy, social impact, environmental justice

Methodological: statistical machine learning, adaptive sampling, multi-armed bandits, active learning, reinforcement learning, artificial intelligence, Bayesian data analysis and econometrics, and dynamic programming


Research Seminars, Invited Talks, Competitive Conferences

(in person unless otherwise indicated)

Virtual Quantitative Marketing Seminar (remote)April 2026
Hosmer-Hall Seminar, Michigan RossMarch 2026
UT Dallas Bass FORMS, DiscussantFebruary 2026
Maryland, Smith Marketing Seminar2025 (rescheduled)
Emory, Goizueta Marketing, Research CampMay 2024
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, MarketingApril 2023
London Business School, Marketing CampJune 2022
University of Delaware, Lerner Marketing CampApril 2022
Bocconi University, MarketingMarch 2022
Virtual Quantitative Marketing Seminar – Panelist (remote)March 2022
University of Georgia, Terry Marketing (remote)2022
Marketing Modelers (remote)September 2021
UT Dallas Bass FORMS (remote)February 2021
University of Colorado, Boulder, Leeds Marketing (remote)January 2021
Northwestern University, Kellogg Marketing (COVID cancellation)2020
Washington University–St. Louis, Olin Marketing (COVID cancellation)2020
University of Florida, MarketingFebruary 2020
Duke University, Fuqua MarketingJanuary 2020
Southern Methodist University, Cox MarketingOctober 2019
Temple University, Fox MarketingOctober 2019
Marketing Effectiveness Conference, Bologna, ItalyJune 2019
Choice Symposium, co-organizerMay 2019
University of Miami, MarketingApril 2019
Boston University, Questrom MarketingMarch 2019
MSI Marketing Analytics Conference, Columbia, NYFebruary 2019
MSI Young Scholars, Park City, UtahJanuary 2019
Frontiers in Empirical Marketing, MiamiNovember 2018
University of Miami, PhD Seminar (remote)October 2018
Economics of Advertising Workshop, ColumbiaJuly 2018
Notre Dame, Mendoza MarketingApril 2018
UT Dallas Bass FORMS, PresenterMarch 2018
Emory, Goizueta MarketingMarch 2018
UT Dallas, MarketingFebruary 2018
Chicago Booth MarketingFebruary 2018
Michigan, School of Information SeminarOctober 2017
Carnegie Mellon TepperSeptember 2017
Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of ManagementApril 2017
UT Dallas Bass FORMS, DiscussantMarch 2017
Hosmer-Hall Seminar, Michigan RossJanuary 2017
Management Science Workshop, ChileJanuary 2017
Quantitative Marketing and EconomicsOctober 2016
Michigan, School of Public HealthSeptember 2016
Michigan, Computer Science Engineering Faculty SeminarSeptember 2016
Dartmouth, Tuck Marketing CampJune 2016
Texas A&M MarketingApril 2016
Marketing in Israel 15 ConferenceDecember 2015
NYU Conference on Big Data and Marketing AnalyticsOctober 2015
Hosmer-Hall Seminar, Michigan RossMarch 2015
Temple, Fox Global Center for Big Data and Mobile AnalyticsNovember 2014
Microsoft Research, SeattleJune 2014
Cornell Johnson MarketingFebruary 2014
Electronic Arts, Redwood CityFebruary 2014
Google Play, Mountain ViewFebruary 2014
Stanford GSB MarketingJanuary 2014
London Business SchoolNovember 2012
INSEADNovember 2012
University of MichiganNovember 2012
UCLAOctober 2012
NYUOctober 2012
Carnegie MellonOctober 2012
NorthwesternOctober 2012
YaleOctober 2012
Boston UniversityOctober 2012
EmorySeptember 2012
University of PittsburghSeptember 2012
University of WashingtonSeptember 2012
Rotterdam School of Management / Erasmus School of EconomicsJanuary 2012
Tilburg UniversityJanuary 2012
Marketing in Israel 11 ConferenceDecember 2011

Other Talks and Conference Presentations

Michigan Ross AI for Research TalkApril 2026
Michigan Ross AI for Teaching TalkJanuary 2026
MSI Young Scholars, Boulder – HostJune 2022
Smart Water Analytics Network (SWAN) ForumMay 2022
Marketing Science Conference, Simon, Rochester (remote)June 2021
   – Recommendation and Machine Learning, Special Track
U.S. EPA Briefing, Conference CallJuly 2019
State of Michigan, Department of Environmental QualityJuly/August 2019
Marketing Science Conference, Rome, ItalyJune 2019
   – Machine Learning in Marketing, Special Track
Ross Talks, Alumni Event, Michigan RossMay 2019
Smart Water Analytics Network (SWAN) Forum, Keynote, MiamiMay 2019
Alumni Board of Governors, Michigan RossOctober 2018
LEAD Summer Institute, Michigan RossJuly 2018
Marketing Science Conference, PhiladelphiaJune 2018
   – Machine Learning in Marketing, Special Track, Co-organizer
American Marketing Association Conference, New OrleansFebruary 2018
Marketing Science Conference, Los AngelesJune 2017
   – Machine Learning in Marketing, Special Track, Co-organizer
Customer Analytics in Retail Marketing, Los AngelesMay 2017
Michigan Student Symposium for Interdisciplinary Statistical Sciences, KeynoteMarch 2017
Quicken Loans Data Science, MIDAS CollaborationJanuary 2017
Water @ Michigan ConferenceJanuary 2017
Artificial Intelligence Lab, MichiganOctober 2016
Customer Analytics in Retail Marketing, New YorkOctober 2016
SPARK Machine Learning Workshop, Ann ArborOctober 2016
Kickstart Computer Science, Ann ArborSeptember 2016
Bloomberg Data for Good Exchange (Presenter and Panelist), New YorkSeptember 2016
Big Data Summer Institute Symposium, Ann ArborJuly 2016
SPARK Workshop for Startups, Ann ArborMarch 2016
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, session co-organizerNovember 2015
Marketing Science Conference, BaltimoreJune 2015
Sawtooth Software Conference, OrlandoMarch 2015
American Marketing Association Conference, San AntonioFebruary 2015
Joint Statistical Meetings, Montreal, Session OrganizerAugust 2013
ART Forum, ChicagoJune 2013
Capital One, WebinarJune 2013
Marketing Science Conference, BostonJune 2012
Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative, Webinar with Elea FeitSeptember 2012
Marketing Science Conference, HoustonJune 2011
Marketing Science Conference, CologneJune 2010
Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative Board MeetingNovember 2009
Marketing Science Conference, Ann ArborJune 2009

Awards, Honors, and Grants

Highlighted Awards

Other Awards


Media Coverage (Selected Press)

For more press and media coverage, see ericmichaelschwartz.com.


Teaching

Instructor at Michigan Ross

Action-Based Learning Courses

Executive Education

Teaching Materials Developed

Teaching Interests

Customer-base analysis and customer lifetime value; model building and statistical machine learning for customer analytics; marketing research and experimental design in marketing practice; action-based learning.


Advising

PhD Advising

PhD Dissertation Committee Member

Jangwon ChoiMarketing2023
Gwen AhnMarketing2023
Prashant RajaramMarketing2021
Nicolas PadillaMarketing (Columbia)2021
Mengzhenyu (Zhenyu) ZhangTechnology and Operations2021
Baekjin KimStatistics2021
Aravind GovindarajanTechnology and Operations2019
Longxiu TianMarketing2019
Aniket Anand DeshmukhElectrical and Computer Engineering2019
Yanzhe (Murray) LeiTechnology and Operations2018
Evgeny KaganTechnology and Operations2018
Eunsoo KimMarketing2017
Qi George ChenTechnology and Operations2017
Guy Benedict WilkinsonSports Management2017
Joseph GoldenEconomics2015

Service

To the Marketing Field

Editorial Review Board

Ad hoc reviewer

Conference activity

To Ross School of Business and the University of Michigan


Professional Affiliations

Other Affiliations

Co-Founder and Board Member, BlueConduit, LLC.

LeadOut.org

Computer and Natural Languages



~ Eric M. Schwartz ~