Arthur Geoffrion is the James A. Collins Professor of Management at UCLA's Anderson School. He received a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford University following B.M.E. and M.I.E. degrees from Cornell University, and has been at UCLA since that time.
He is the author of about 60 published works, initially on mathematical programming and its applications, including topics in multi-criterion optimization, duality, integer programming, decomposition techniques for special structures, and Lagrangean relaxation. During the 1980s, his interests shifted to the foundations of modeling, modeling formalisms, and computer-based modeling environments as an approach to improving the quality, productivity, and acceptability of model-based work. Since the mid-1990s, his interests have centered on the implications of the Internet and digital economy for management and management science.
Prof. Geoffrion's research has been supported by about 45 grants and contracts, including many from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. His work in the area of distribution planning was awarded a NATO System Science Prize. He is an honorary member of Omega Rho, a Fellow of the International Academy of Management, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
He has extensive experience as a consultant to government agencies and industry on applications of optimization to problems of distribution, production, and capital budgeting. He is a cofounder of INSIGHT, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in supply chain management with offices on both coasts.
Prof. Geoffrion's editorial service includes eight years as Department Editor (Mathematical Programming and Networks) of Management Science, posts at Mathematical Programming and J. Association of Computing Machinery, several editorial advisory boards, and reviewing for about 40 journals.
His professional society service includes the presidency of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS) in 1981-82. In 1983 he founded the Management Science Roundtable, an organization composed presently of the leaders of OR/MS activity in about 45 companies, and he continues to serve on its Executive Committee. In 1992 he was awarded the TIMS Distinguished Service Medal, and in 2000 the George E. Kimball Medal. During 1997 he served INFORMS, the merged society that combines ORSA and TIMS, as its President.