About the Business Analytics Center The hub for analytics talent, training, and applied research at the Gatton College of Business and Economics.

Who We Are Preparing students to lead with data and AI

The Business Analytics Center prepares University of Kentucky students for analytics leadership through collaboration with industry executives, teaching experts, and faculty researchers. We turn strong technical training into real career outcomes, and we give companies a single, direct way to hire, train, and collaborate with UK.

Analytics touches every part of a modern business, from finance and accounting to supply chain, marketing, and operations. The Center connects that demand to the classroom, so students graduate ready to work with the tools and techniques employers are hiring for now.

What We Do Our goals

Teach core analytics

Deliver strong analytics foundations that extend into specialties such as accounting, finance, supply chain, marketing, and human resources.

Create opportunity

Open doors for student and faculty success with modern tools, from generative AI and cloud platforms to Python and data visualization.

Build leaders

Prepare students to lead with the data and AI skills that drive modern strategy, and connect them to the companies that need those skills.

Leadership Contact the Center

For programs, partnerships, hiring, or research, reach the Center's leadership directly.

Tom Groleau, Ph.D.

Director, Business Analytics Center

Linked Department (or Location): Faculty Profile
Email: Tom.Groleau@uky.edu

Samuel Zaruba Smith, Ph.D., MBA

Associate Director, Business Analytics Center

Linked Department (or Location): Faculty Profile
Email: samzaruba@uky.edu

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