Paul R. Kleindorfer Faculty Profile

Paul R. Kleindorfer
Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science at Wharton; Professor Emeritus of Operations and Information Management

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1970; BS, U.S. Naval Academy, 1961

Research Areas
Pricing and capacity policies for capital-intensive industries; regulation in network industries; risk management and environmental policy

Recent Consulting
Liberalization of postal and logistics markets in the EU, Supply risk management for commodities, Renewable energy valuation

Current Projects
Managing disruption risk in global supply chains, Network-based competencies and strategies, Liberalization of postal markets in the EU; catastrophe insurance and mitigation in the OECD.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1973-2006 (named Anheuser-Busch Professor of Management Science, 2002-2006; Chairperson, Operations and Information Management Department, 2001-2005; Co-Director, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, 1992-2005; Director, William H. Wurster Center for International Management Studies, 1990-92; named Universal Furniture Professor, 1987-2002; Vice Dean and Director, Doctoral Programs, 1986-90; Director, Center for the Study of Organizational Innovation, 1983-86; Chairperson, Decision Sciences Department, 1980-83). Previous appointments: International Institute of Management; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Carnegie Mellon University. Visiting appointments: University of Ulm , Germany; IIASA, Vienna, Austria; University of Frankfurt, Germany, INSEAD

Other Positions
Distinguished Research Professor, INSEAD, 2006-present

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award (Graduate Division), 2003; Honorary Doctorate University of Frankfurt, 2002

Representative Publications
(with H.C. Kunreuther and P.J.H. Schoemaker)
Decision Sciences: An Integrative Perspective. Cambridge University Press, 1993.

(with D.J. Wu)
“Competitive Options, Supply Contracting and Electronic Markets.” Management Science 51 (3), 452-466 (March 2005).

(with M.A. Crew)
Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2007.