Meet the 'member in chief'

摘要

When nominated for president-elect of INFORMS, Ed Kaplan, professor of operations research, public health and engineering at Yale University, said he aspired to be "member in chief" rather than "president" of the organization. When asked recently what that meant, Kaplan said he wasn't into giving orders; rather his goal was to be the "best INFORMS member he could be" and to inspire the membership to unearth and address important operations research problems, and that he would lead by example.