M. Eric Johnson

Biographical Profile

Associate Dean for research centers and the M.B.A. program;

Director of Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies; and

Benjamin Ames Kimball Professor of the Science of Administration Management

Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

Education

B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1986, B.S. Economics, 1986, M.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 1987, Penn State University; Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, 1991, Stanford University

Professional Experience

Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College (Associate Dean (2012-present), Benjamin Ames Kimball Professor 2009-present), Professor of Operations Management (2003-present), Director, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies (2000-present), Associate Professor (1999-2003)); Vanderbilt University, Associate Professor (1996-1999), Assistant Professor (1991-1996); Hewlett-Packard, Manufacturing Engineering Specialist (1988-1991); Systems Modeling Corporation, Consulting Engineer (1986-1988).

Professional Honors and Awards 

Testified before the U.S. Congress, over $5 million in competitive grant funding from National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security; Winner of the Accenture Best Paper Prize, CIBER International Case Competition and Deans’ Award for Teaching Excellence.

INFORMS/ORSA/TIMS Activities

Member, INFORMS (1995-present); Member, ORSA (1985-1994); Member, TIMS (1985-1994); Functional Editor,Interfaces(Simulation 2002-2004, Supply Chain 2005-present); Editorial Board,Manufacturing & Service Operations Management(1996-2006); Associate Editor,Management Science(1999-2002); Associate Editor,Operations Research(1994-1999); Coeditor, Focused Issue,Transportation Science(1996); Dantzig Prize Committee (2008-2009, Chair 2009);  Nicholson Prize Committee (2005-2006); INFORMS prize committee (2000-2002, Chair 2001-2002); Vice President of Meetings MSOM (1998-2000); INFORMS public relations committee (1994-1998); ORSA public awareness committee 1992-1994 (Chair 1994).

Publications 

Over 50 articles on supply chain management, information systems, and logistics in leading journals, includingOperations Research,Management Science,Manufacturing & Service Operations Management,Interfaces,Informs Transactions on Education, Transportation Science,Production and Operations Management,Journal of Management Information Systems,and Naval Research Logistics. Contributor of articles and editorials in theWall Street Journal,Financial Times,Sloan Management Review,Harvard Business Review,andCIO Magazine.

Position Statement

I am honored to be nominated for Vice President of Publications.  Publications are truly the lifeblood of INFORMS.  Our journals enjoy worldwide reputations at the pinnacle of their respective fields.  More than simply disseminating information, they define our fields and chart our progress in solving important world problems.  Publications are also critical to the financial health of INFORMS.  Representing nearly two-thirds of the Institute’s revenues, publications allow our organization to serve us all in many ways.

Serving at different times as an editorial board member of Interfaces, Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management,and Transportation Science, I would welcome the opportunity to contribute to the scholarly and financial health of our portfolio of important journals.  Working with the INFORMS Board, journal editors, publications committee, and the INFORMS Director of Publications, I would seek to promote the quality and impact of INFORMS publications.  I would also work with the Director of Communications and the Marketing, Communications, and Outreach Group to elevate the visibility and access to our scholarship.  As part of the INFORMS leadership team, I would seek to attract leading scholars to serve as Editors-in-Chief of our journals and would support them in their mission to publish the best research.