Questrom Professor Gerry Tsoukalas Named To The Thinkers50 Radar Class Of 2025
January 28, 2025

The annual Thinkers50 Radar List selects 30 up-and-coming leaders whose work is poised to have the most significant impact on the future of management and organizations. Questrom’s Gerry Tsoukalas was named to the Class of 2025 Thinkers50 Radar list.
Gerry Tsoukalas is an associate professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, where he also acts as the faculty director for Graduate Analytics. In addition, he holds secondary positions as a senior fellow at Wharton, a visiting professor at IMD, and a fellow at both the Luohan Academy (Alibaba Group) and Cornell’s FinTech Initiative.
Gerry Tsoukalas’ research combines expertise, data, and advanced models to reshape management thinking, helping leaders turn disruption into opportunity and thrive in uncertain times.
In Thinkers50’s selected Harvard Business Review article authored by Gerry Tsoukalas, “How PayPal Gets Employees Invested in Innovation,” he presents a groundbreaking approach to crowdsourcing innovation through PayPal’s Global Innovation Tournament. By introducing a blockchain-based token system that lets employees place wagers on the best ideas, Gerry highlights how this method enhances both the quality and quantity of submissions, while fostering a competitive and collaborative atmosphere.
“Gerry’s award-winning work has made significant contributions to digital platforms and business analytics.” – IMD
Gerry Tsoukalas is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and conducts research on blockchain, crowdsourcing, and decentralized platforms, with publications in top management journals.
Read about the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025 here.