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Jeffrey M. Keisler, PhD

  • Professor of Management Information Systems
  • Telephone: 617.287.7738
  • Fax: 617.287.7877
  • Office Location: M-5-249

Areas of Expertise

Decision and Risk Analysis, Applied Statistics, Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling, Project Portfolio Management

Degrees

PhD, Decision Sciences, Harvard University
SM, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University
MBA with High Honors, Business Economics, University of Chicago
BS with Honors and Distinction, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Salo, A., J. Keisler and A. Morton (eds.) Portfolio Decision Analysis –Improved Methods for Resource Allocation. Springer International Series in Operations Research and Management Science, Vol 162. Springer, New York, 2011.
  • Baker, E and J. Keisler, Cellulosic biofuels: Expert views on prospects for advancement. Energy 36(1):595-605, 2011.
  • Keisler, J., and I. Linkov, Managing a portfolio of risks. Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Sciences, Volume on Risk Analysis, 2010.
  • Keisler, J. and M. Brodfuhrer, An application of value-of-information to decision process reengineering. The Engineering Economist 54(3):197-221, July-September 2009.

Additional Information

Background

Prof. Keisler has over 20 years consulting to numerous Fortune 100 companies and government agencies independently and, prior to joining UMB, as a decision analyst at Strategic Decisions Group, Inc., Argonne National Laboratory, and General Motors Corp. He is Vice-President/President Elect of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, Chair of the Society for Risk Analysis - Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group, an Associate Editor of Interfaces, and a Fellow in the Society of Decision Professionals.

Prof. Keisler's personal website is http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey_keisler/

Courses Taught

Introduction to Computers and Information Systems, Managerial Decision Making, Decision Support Systems and Groupware, Computers and Information Processing, Statistics, Management Science, Decision Analysis Undergraduate Honors Thesis.

Research Interest

Portfolio decision analysis, value of information, multi-attribute utility, risk analysis, decision process design, technology, application of decision analysis methods.

Professional Activities
  • Vice-President/President Elect of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society
  • Chair of the Society for Risk Analysis - Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group
  • Associate Editor of Interfaces
  • Fellow in the Society of Decision Professionals