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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, MIT, 1958; S.M. in Electrical Engineering, MIT, 1955; S.B. in Economics, MIT, 1952.

Research Interests: Decision analysis, risk assessment, and operations research, with applications in engineering and management.

Appointments: Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University; Director of the Decisions and Ethics Center.

Awards: Frank P. Ramsey Medal, Decision Analysis Society; INFORMS President’s Award.

Publications: Co-author of Foundations of Decision Analysis (Pearson, 2015); Articles in Management Science and Operations Research.

Additional Contributions: Pioneered the field of decision analysis; Founded Strategic Decisions Group.