Education
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business (2017-present)
Doctoral Student, Strategy
Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate Program, Computation & Cognition Track
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business (2013-2015)
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
Master of Business Administration, Management
Carnegie Mellon University (2007-2011)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Minor, Engineering Design
Doctoral Student, Strategy
Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate Program, Computation & Cognition Track
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business (2013-2015)
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
Master of Business Administration, Management
Carnegie Mellon University (2007-2011)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Minor, Engineering Design
Research
Working Papers
- Csaszar, F. A., Heshmati, M., and Rosenkranz, N. “External representations in strategic decision making: Understanding strategy’s reliance on visuals.”
- Heshmati, M. and Csaszar, F. A. “What does strategy teach? Examining the effect of top down learning on mental representations."
- Heshmati, M. “Seeing the forest or the trees: The effect of information processing styles on strategic decision making”
Workshops & Symposia
- Computational Organization Science Summer School in Fontainebleau, France (2018)
- ICPSR Machine Learning Workshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan (2018)
Teaching
Teaching Assistant
- STR 682: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Development (MBA Elective, Winter 2019)
- BE/MO 619: Incentives and Productivity (MBA Elective, Winter 2019)
- MO 503: Leading People & Organizations (MBA Core, Fall 2018)
- ICOS Big Data Summer Camp (PhD Workshop, Summer 2018)
Professional Service & Membership
- Ross School of Business PhD Forum
- Uplift Committee Member (2017–2018)
- Social Co-Chair (2018–present)
- Grants Committee Member (2018–present)
- Reviewer for Academy of Management Annual Meeting, STR & TIM (2019)
- Reviewer for Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting (2019)
- Academy of Management STR, TIM, OMT Division Member (2017–present)
Industry Experience
- Ford Motor Company
- Product Planning & Strategy (2015-2017)
- Product Development Engineering (2011-2015)
- Peace Meal Kitchen, Founder & Owner (2016-2017)
- Peace Meal Kitchen is a dinner pop-up dedicated to educating diners on regions that are either misrepresented by the U.S. media or are struggling with political conflict. Featured in the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, and Detroit Free Press, Peace Meal Kitchen uses the concept of gastrodiplomacy to educate diners on misrepresented cultures through food.
