Dr. Umar Taj

Dr. Umar Taj

Consultant, Behavioural Insights

Email:

umar.taj@winsightsglobal.com

Contact:

+44 7823708558

Location:

London

Profile

Consultant in Behavioural Insights; Associate Professor in Behavioural Science (Warwick Business School); Executive Teaching Fellow at LSE and University of Oxford. Specializes in applying Behavioural economics and neuroscience to improve decision-making across technology, health, finance, security, politics, and education.

Core Expertise

Behavioural diagnostics; intervention design and randomized trials; choice architecture; institutionalizing BI (nudge units, governance); executive education and capability building; ethics and privacy by design.

Selected Experience

  • Consulting and training for 50+ organizations globally across public and private sectors.
  • Outstanding Contribution Award, University of Warwick (2017).
  • Designed and delivered executive programs in Behavioural decision science for senior leaders.

Education

  • PhD, Behavioural Science, University of Warwick
  • MSc, Decision Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • BSc, Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE), University of Warwick

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Warwick Business School
  • Executive Teaching Fellow, LSE (Behavioural Decision Science) and University of Oxford (Behavioural Science).

Languages

  • English, Urdu, Punjabi

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