She co-founded the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. She teamed with Philadelphia 76ers President Daryl Morey to not only found Sloan, but guide it into the preeminent forum for number-crunchers.

Sure, the future co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference wanted to play like Jordan — and Gelman developed into the kind of Ivy League standout that saw her burst into a 1,000 ...

Michael Silverman How the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference grew from a defunct MIT class to a really big deal A long-running friendship is at the heart of an event that now features 68 panels and ...