Brian Uzzi is the Richard L. Thomas Chair in Leadership at the Kellogg School of Management. He is also professor of sociology, and professor of industrial engineering and management science at Northwestern University, where is also the Co-Director of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems. His award winning and highly cited research uses social network analysis and complexity theory to model creativity and innovation, contagion, and outstanding human achievement. His research on team science focuses on the rise of teams in the productions of high impact science, the relationship between scientists networks and their creativity, and the role of on-line communities in creating and sustaining scientific collaboration. | 
