Joseph Baird
Campus: Bloomington
Biography
Joseph Baird’s classroom is an engaging mix of puzzles, treasure hunts, simulations, and memorable stories that bring
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Joseph Baird’s classroom is an engaging mix of puzzles, treasure hunts, simulations, and memorable stories that bring analytical concepts to life. Through challenging models, creative games, and supportive personal mentorship, he teaches students to think critically and diagnostically as they solve complex problems and structure their own lives.
Prior to teaching at the Kelley School, Baird ran a successful mobile game studio. His games, with downloads over a million, have topped the App Store's educational charts, won design awards, and been featured in a 60 Minutes special on autism. He has partnered as a consultative developer with such organizations as Gallup, NASA, IDEO, BYU, Agilix, Center for Knowledge Diffusion, and the Global Literacy Project. He participates in rapid-development-style "game jams" every year, including a special invitation-only jam at the White House in 2014.
He received his BA in Russian from Indiana University in 2005 and his MBA from IU's Kelley School of Business in 2010.
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Awards, Honors & Certificates
- 2023 Poets & Quants Top 50 Undergrad Business School Professors
- 2023 AKP Teachers’ Excellence Award - Herman B Wells Award (nominee)
- 2022 Trustees Teaching Award
- 2022 AKP Teachers’ Excellence Award – Beyond the Grade
- 2021 Mumford Excellence in Teaching Award (K303 Team)
- 2020 AKP Teachers’ Excellence Award – Most Engaging
- 2018 Trustees Teaching Award
Edited on January 16, 2026
