Efraim Turban is a Professor Emeritus of Information Systems at California State University, Long Beach. Previously, he was Distinguished Professor of Business at Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Turban earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Turban is a member of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, has published more than fifteen books on AI and information technology, is a member of the editorial boards of several journals, and has been one of the world's most prolific researchers in the application of computer technology to business and financial decision making.