Reflections on a Decision Analysis Career
The Frank P. Ramsey Medal honors Ramsey, who introduced decision theory, where probability, or degree of belief, was made operationally meaningful as willingness to act. This year’s awardee found this broadly applicable. Samuel Bodily will talk about his career research, manifested in scholarly articles; his work in practice, exemplified by consulting and applied articles for business and government audiences; and his teaching, exemplified by cases and technical notes for students, articles on teaching effectiveness, and building a teaching team. We’ll move into a discussion of the future of Decision Analysis, including what kind of person and record will receive the medal 30 years from now.
Speaker
Samuel E. Bodily, 2024 Frank P. Ramsey Medal Winner
Samuel E. Bodily is the John Tyler Professor Emeritus of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School, He has published textbooks and articles in journals ranging from Harvard Business Review to Management Science. His publications relate to decision and risk analysis, multiattribute utility, forecasting, strategy modeling, revenue management, and eStrategy. He has received several best paper and case-writing awards. He is a past winner of the Decision Sciences International Instructional Award and served as chair of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society. He has taught numerous executive education programs for Darden and private companies and has consulted widely for business and government entities, He has Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Physics from Brigham Young University.