E. Andrew (Andy) Boyd
Biographical Profile
Semi-retired. Adjunct Professor and Advisory Board Member, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, 2007-present; Adjunct Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1998-present
Education
Ph.D. Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; A.B. Mathematics and Economics, Oberlin College, 1981
Professional Experience
Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President, PROS, 1999-2008; Chief Scientist and Vice President, PROS, 1997-1999; Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1995-1998; Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992-1995; Visiting Researcher, Laboratorie d’Econometrie, Ecole Polytechnique, 1994; Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech, 1992; Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rice University, 1987-1992; Research and Teaching Assistant, Operations Research Center, MIT, 1983-1987; Assistant Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 1981-1983
INFORMS/ORSA/TIMS Activities
Chair, ORMS Today and Analytics Committee, reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Outreach; Columnist, Analytics, 2009-present; Chair, INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section, 2006; Founding Chair, INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section, 1999; Representative, INFORMS Subdivisions Council, 2004; Tutorial and Panel Chair, INFORMS Spring National Meeting, 1997; INFORMS Member, 1985-present
Publications
Author of more than 25 journal articles in polyhedral combinatorics, integer programming and revenue management, including articles in Operations Research, Management Science, Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, Interfaces, and others. Columnist for Analytics and periodic contributor to OR/MS Today. Weekly essayist for the Engines of Our Ingenuity, produced by Houston’s National Public Radio affiliate, KUHF.
Professional Honors & Awards
INFORMS Fellow, class of 2007; Edelman Laureate, finalist for work with Texas Children’s Hospital, 2003
Other Professional Activities
Associate Editor, Operations Research, 1996-1997; Associate Editor, Operations Research Letters, 1992-1996; Referee for numerous journals and papers, and for proposals to the National Science Foundation
Position Statement
INFORMS has long been the centerpiece of my professional life. I care deeply about its past and its future, and I would be honored to serve as Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Outreach.
If elected, I will continue to support INFORMS many ongoing outreach efforts while placing a special emphasis on analytics. The term resonates with businesses and has already raised the awareness of INFORMS in nontraditional areas. INFORMS electronic publication Analytics is experiencing rapid readership growth, and the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, after adding “business analytics” to its title this year, saw a huge jump in attendance.
Businesses are increasingly aware of the importance of using data for decision making. They are also aware of the need for people with the skills of the INFORMS membership, even though many have never heard of operations research and are not quite sure what management science is. We can promote and secure the vitality of our profession by establishing INFORMS as the thought leader in the highly visible domain of analytics while respecting our proud history.
