Wei Chen is an Associate Professor of Operations and Information Management (OPIM) at the School of Business, University of Connecticut. He is also the academic director of the UConn Digital Frontiers Initiative, which aims to facilitate collaborations between industry and academia, with a current emphasis on the business applications of generative AI.

Wei's current research centers on the design and governance of generative AI. His earlier work also explored platforms, crowds, and financial technologies (FinTech). His research has been published in leading academic journals, such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and Production and Operations Management. He has received multiple best paper awards and nominations at leading conferences. He is also a recipient of the Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award and the Gordon B. Davis Young Scholar Award from the INFORMS Information Systems Society.

Prior to join UConn in 2023, Wei was a tenured faculty member at the MIS department, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona. He received his PhD in Innovation, Technology and Operations from the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego.