Microsoft - 2026 INFORMS Prize Recipient
2026 Winner(s)
Purpose of the Award
Committee Chair
Margarit (Maga) Khachatryan
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Email: [email protected]
The INFORMS Prize is awarded for effective integration of advanced analytics and operations research/management sciences (OR/MS) in an organization. The award is given to an organization that has repeatedly applied the principles of advanced analytics and OR/MS in pioneering, varied, novel, and lasting ways.
2027 Nominations Due: December 15, 2026
The contribution will be judged relative to the impact OR/MS has had on the overall success of the organization. Thus, a multi-billion dollar firm that has a large OR/MS staff but integrates analytics or OR/MS techniques only occasionally might be ranked relatively lower than a small firm which uses analytics or OR/MS throughout its business. The award is given primarily based on the impact that OR/MS has had on the success of the firm.
