John Levendis is a Professor of Practice at Tulane University’s Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Iowa. He also holds advanced degrees in Applied Mathematics and Data Science from Iowa and the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on the impact of information technology on financial markets and economic development. He is an associate editor of Information Technology for Development, and the author of the textbook Time Series Econometrics: Learning Through Replication, currently in its second edition. His email is jlevendis@tulane.edu.