Natalia Levina is an Assistant Professor in the Information, Operations, & Management Sciences Department at New York University's Stern School of Business. Professor Levina uses organizational and economic theories to understand strategic and operational complexities involved in managing multiparty collaborative relationships. She investigates how diverse professional and organizational backgrounds of project participants influence coordination practices on projects and how these, in turn, influence the products and services delivered. Her work illuminates the processes through which the backgrounds and actions of individual intermediaries, the creation of shared objects, and the use of information technologies can facilitate or inhibit the emergence and sustainability of a collaborative practice. Her current research focuses on global IT sourcing and compares projects sourced to the Eastern Bloc countries and Russia with projects sourced to India. Professor Levina's work has been published in numerous academic journal and conferences and received a number of distinctions from academic societies. Recently, she has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship to continue her work on IT services outsourcing. Professor Levina's teaching portfolio includes such courses as Computer-Based Systems for Management Support, Global Outsourcing Strategy, and Behavioral Aspects of Information Systems Research. She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and mathematics from Boston University, a master's degree in mathematics from Boston University, and PhD in information technologies from MIT's Sloan School of Management.