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Robert L. Phillips and Garrett J. van Ryzin

Teaches at Columbia Business School

Robert L. Phillips, Co-Faculty Director
Professor of Professional Practice, Decision, Risk, and Operations 
Director of the Center for Pricing and Revenue Management

Prior to joining the Columbia Business School faculty in 2009, Professor Phillips spent 25 years as a consultant and an executive manager in several analysis-based companies. He served as the chief executive officer of Decision Focus Incorporated, a quantitative consulting firm and was a founder and first chief executive officer of Talus Solutions, at the time the largest price-optimization software company in the world. Following the acquisition of Talus by Manugistics, he served as the chief technology officer of Manugistics, a public supply-chain and enterprise optimization software company. He later founded and currently serves as a Director at Nomis Solutions, the leading price and profitability management software provider for financial services companies.

Prof. Phillips’ research and teaching interests are in the broad area of predictive analytics and the use of quantitative methods to help businesses make more effective decisions. His recent research has focused on the ways in which businesses can use their pricing and product positioning to improve profit and create competitive advantage.

Garrett J. van Ryzin, Co-Faculty Director
Paul M. Montrone Professor of Private Enterprise
Chair of Decision, Risk, and Operations

Garrett van Ryzin’s research interests include analytical pricing, stochastic modeling, and operations management. He is coauthor of the book The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management, which won the 2005 Lanchester prize for best published work in operations research. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and major corporations, and he has served as a consultant to many leading companies. 

He was Editor in Chief of M&SOM, currently serves as Area Editor for Operations Research, and is an INFORMS and MSOM Fellow. He received the B.S.E.E. degree from Columbia University, and the degrees of S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT.

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