Sarv Devaraj succeeds Rich Taylor as director of Notre Dame California | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Sarv Devaraj succeeds Rich Taylor as director of Notre Dame California Sarv Devaraj succeeds Rich Taylor as director of Notre Dame California Published: June 03, 2020 Author: Patrick Gibbons Sarv Devaraj Sarv Devaraj, the Fred V. Duda Professor of Business in the Department of Information Technology, Analytics and Operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, has been named director of Notre Dame California, a program created in 2015 to strengthen and broaden the University’s myriad connections in the nation’s most populous state. “Sarv's scholarship, creativity and knowledge of both Notre Dame and the Silicon Valley area position him well for this important role,” said Thomas G. Burish, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at Notre Dame. “His insights as an entrepreneur and founder of a health information technology company will lend additional credibility in the Silicon Valley community for our ND California initiative.” Richard Taylor Devaraj succeeds Rich Taylor, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Notre Dame, who has overseen Notre Dame California since 2017. The leadership change will take effect June 30. "Over the past three years, Rich has done a superb job as director of ND California, including overseeing expansion of the Silicon Valley Semester from a one-semester program for engineering students into a model “study-away” program for students from all colleges and schools across the University," Burish said.   “Even as we work our way through the challenges caused by the coronavirus, this is an exciting time for Notre Dame California,” Taylor said. “Students find the program’s part-time internship is an important complement to their typical classroom instruction. Moreover, the Silicon Valley semester’s unique course curriculum and professional development programming helps them see new value in their other studies and provides them many new post-graduation connections and opportunities.”  Devaraj — whose expertise includes business analytics, healthcare and supply chain management  and the application of business technology — has taught undergraduate, MBA and executive MBA courses in business analytics, technology and operations management. He earned his doctoral degree in business administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Devaraj is the co-founder of the healthcare information technology company CarexTech, located at Innovation Park at Notre Dame, whose flagship product is used by more than 700 senior care facilities. He currently serves as the senior editor for the journal Production and Operations Management and is co-author of The IT Payoff: Measuring the Business Value of Information Technology Investments (Prentice-Hall & Financial Times). He has a prolific research record and his research in information systems and operations management has won many best paper awards. “I am very excited about taking on this new opportunity,” Devaraj said. “With the ongoing expansion of Notre Dame’s data science, analytics and technology ethics programs and efforts, we have many new opportunities to pursue as we continue to build Notre Dame California.” Posted In: Faculty and Staff Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 09, 2022 Karrie Koesel to testify before Congressional-Executive Commission on China August 18, 2022 Two faculty win NEH grants to research history of red hair, philosophy of revelation August 16, 2022 NSF names Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis a Phase II Center for Chemical Innovation August 15, 2022 Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on Russian atrocities against clergy in Ukraine For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn