Sridhar Tayur
Ford Distinguished Research Chair and University Professor of Operations Management
Tepper School of Business
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- Ford Distinguished Research Chair and University Professor of Operations ManagementTepper School of Business
- 412-268-3584
- Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
BIO
Sridhar Tayur is the Ford Distinguished Research Chair and University Professor of Operations Management at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Madras (where he is a Distinguished Alumnus Award winner). He is an INFORMS Fellow, a Distinguished Fellow of MSOM Society and has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He has been a visiting professor at Cornell, MIT and Stanford.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- University Professor, Ford Distinguished Research ChairCarnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 1998 - present
- Professor of Cardiology (by courtesy)West Penn/ Allegheny Health System, United States2009 - 2011
- Courtesy (visiting) appointmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States2012 - 2015
- Visiting ProfessorStanford University, Stanford, United States2017 - 2017
- Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 1994 - 30 Jun 1998
- Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Aug 1991 - 30 Jun 1994
- Visiting ScientistCornell University, Department of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Ithaca, United States1 Sep 1990 - 30 Jun 1991
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- FounderSmartOps Corporation, Pittsburgh, United States2000 - 2012
- Founder and CEOOrganJet Corporation2011 - present
- Logistics EngineerIBM Worldwide, Somers, United States1 Jun 1991 - 31 Aug 1991
- Member of Technical StaffIBM, T.J. Watson Laboratories, Yorktown Heights, United States1 May 1990 - 31 Aug 1990
- Member of Technical StaffAT&T, Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, United States1 May 1988 - 31 Aug 1988
DEGREES
- Ph DCornell University, Ithaca, United States1990
- MS Operations Research and Industrial EngineeringCornell University, Ithaca, United States1989
- B Tech. Mechanical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India1986
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth