2025 INFORMS President Dave Hunt (VP, Oliver Wyman) sits down with Kara Tucker, editor of OR/MS Today and Analytics magazines, to share his thoughts and vision for the future of INFORMS.
Read the Q&A on OR/MS Today online: https://doi.org/10.1287.orms.2024.04.02.
0:00 Intro
0:34 Brief state of INFORMS from your viewpoint in terms of its major activities?
1:33 How will INFORMS continue its financial recovery and growth during your presidency?
3:18 Has all your involvement been leading to an INFORMS presidency?
4:08 What do you see as INFORMS’ greatest strengths?
5:06 How does INFORMS tagline “Smarter Decisions for a Better World” resonate with you?
6:06 Tell us about your experience getting this program up and running?
7:50 Do you have a favorite project?
8:54 You currently serve as treasurer of a nonprofit organization, can you tell us about this?
11:08 Can you talk about the importance of ethics as the AI hype continues to increase?
12:11 Are there any other new goals or in-the-works INFORMS initiatives?
13:30 What drew you to operations research and analytics in the first place?
14:44 What mentors or others played significant roles in your education and early career?
15:55 Can you talk about how you hope to do this?
17:22 What compelled you to become an INFORMS member?
18:21 What do you like to do for fun? a typical weekend look like for you?
19:13 Is there one area or initiative that you really want to move the dial on during 2025?
20:33 What’s your vision for INFORMS and the profession five or 10 years out?
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