Michael Mihalicz

Michael strives to help people be more effective decision makers. His research combines principles from Psychology and Economics to explore how people make decisions, and what causes them to make poor choices. His research findings have led him to devote his personal and professional life to help people understand how drive states subconsciously influence decision-making and predispose them to irrational behaviour. Michael is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, the Indigenous Advisor at the Ted Rogers School of Management and Assistant Professor in the Entrepreneurship & Strategy Department at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Michael’s recent work in decision making combines a unique perspective on computational approaches to modelling decision making with artificial intelligence to improve the way decision support systems deliver value to users. Findings from his research led him to develop a framework for an automated credit risk assessment system that will inform the development of an AI-powered decision support system for one of Canada’s leading venture debt firms. Currently, he is investigating the role of visceral factors in the deliberation processes of different classes of investors in an attempt to identify unconscious biases inherent in small business investment decisions.