DR. EDWARD ANDERSON
Professor of Operations Management
at the University of Texas
Dr. Edward Anderson is Wright Centennial Professor for the Management of Innovation Technology at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. He is past President of the Production & Operations Management Society and author of two books: The Innovation Butterfly, on managing decentralized innovation, and Operations Management for Dummies, a field guide to operations management best practices. He has PhD in Management Science from MIT and a BA in Electrical Engineering and History from Stanford. Ed holds six patents and has worked extensively with major corporations such as Dell, Ford, Frito-Lay, and SAP.