Committee/Judges

Organizing Committee

vanhoeve.jpgWillem-Jan Van Hoeve, Committee Chair
Carnegie Bosch Professor of Operations Research
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Qtgj6HrQSLizXEqDcpjV_Jim-Bander-T.jpg Jim Bander
Experian Decision Analytics
Analytics and Optimization Lead
Experian
Jennifer Becker image Jennifer L. Becker
Title Sponsor Representative
Innovation Engineering, Optimization Lead
Bayer
Benson_Hande.jpg Hande Benson
Associate Professor
Drexel University, LeBow College of Business
jbirge.jpgJohn R. Birge
Levin Distinguished Service Professor of Operations Management
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Jarugumilli imageShrikant Jarugumilli
Title Sponsor Representative
Head of Decision Science-Connected Virtual Systems, Decision Science Center of Excellence
Bayer
pachamanova-dessislava-Headshot.jpgDessislava Pachamanova
Professor & Zwerling Family Endowed Research Scholar, Babson College; Research Affiliate, MIT Sloan School of Business
Babson College; MIT Sloan School of Business

INFORMS Staff

Melissa Moore
Executive Director
INFORMS
Magrogan_Mary.jpgMary Magrogan
Director of Professional Recognition and Development
INFORMS
Terry Cryan
Special Projects Associate
INFORMS

Judging Committee

John R. Birge, Committee Chair
Levin Distinguished Service Professor of Operations Management
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Jim Bander
Experian Decision Analytics
Analytics and Optimization Lead
Experian
Jennifer Becker image Jennifer L. Becker
Title Sponsor Representative
Innovation Engineering, Optimization Lead
Bayer
Benson_Hande.jpg Hande Benson
Associate Professor
LeBow College of Business
Drexel University
Bergman_David David Bergman
Associate Professor
Operations & Information Management
University of Connecticut, School of Business
Juan Borrero Juan S. Borrero
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering & Management
Oklahoma State University

Danandeh.pngAnna Danandeh
Manager of Business Intelligence, Customer Experience Effectiveness
Verizon

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Michael Hewitt
Associate Professor
Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan School of Business
Jarugumilli imageShrikant Jarugumilli
Title Sponsor Representative
Head of Decision Science-Connected Virtual Systems, Decision Science Center of Excellence
Bayer
Meketon_Headshot.jpgMarc Meketon
Vice President
Oliver Wyman
Kumar_Headshot.png Kumar Muthuraman
Centennial Professor & Distinguished Teaching Professor; Director, Center for Analytics & Transformative Technologies
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
pachamanova-dessislava-Headshot.jpgDessislava Pachamanova
Professor & Zwerling Family Endowed Research Scholar, Babson College; Research Affiliate, MIT Sloan School of Business
Babson College; MIT Sloan School of Business
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Giulia Pedrielli
Assistant Professor
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Support Engineering,
University of Texas at Austin, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Randall_Robert_Headshot.jpg Robert Randall
Senior Specialist
Princeton Consultants
vanhoeve.jpgWillem-Jan Van Hoeve
Carnegie Bosch Professor of Operations Research
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business