Arthur F. Veinott
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Arthur Fales Veinott Jr. (October 12, 1934 – December 12, 2012), also known as Pete Veinott was an American operations researcher and academic.
Early life and education
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 12, 1934.
He earned his Bachelors of Arts and Science degrees from Lehigh University in 1956. He studied at Columbia University and earned a Doctorate of Science in 1960, under the supervision of Cyrus Derman.
He died on December 12, 2012.
Career
He first arrived at Stanford in 1962 and served until 2009. During his career, he played a key role in the creation and development of the Department of Operations Research, including serving as department chair from 1975 to 1985.
He founded the journal Mathematics of Operations Research.
Awards and honours
- He received the INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2007.
- He was made an inaugural INFORMS Fellow in 2002.
- He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1986.