Hunt will lead the largest international association for decision and data sciences in 2025
BALTIMORE, MD, October 17, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that David Hunt has been elected the 2025 INFORMS President. Hunt is the vice president at Oliver Wyman and focuses on transportation policy, operations and strategic planning. He will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2024 and will then serve as president and past president in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Hunt has worked with clients on six continents and across all transportation modes. He has worked on projects including developing market share models, predicting modal shifts under industry changes, developing predictive maintenance programs using machine learning and implementing large-scale optimization models for equipment repositioning. Hunt has led public policy efforts in the transportation industry, and he has written several white papers filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation that have helped shape federal transportation regulations, including the first-ever nationwide rail capacity study.
He previously served on the INFORMS Board of Directors as both VP of Chapters/Fora and treasurer. He founded INFORMS Pro Bono Analytics and received the 2017 INFORMS Presidents Award. Hunt also led the development of the INFORMS Ethics Guidelines in 2016.
“I look forward to working with Dave as president-elect and president to increase the impact of INFORMS as we strive to make the world a more just, prosperous and sustainable place through better decision-making. Dave has been invaluable over the years and his involvement with INFORMS is an integral part of our success,” says Elena Gerstmann, INFORMS executive director.
About INFORMS
As the largest professional association for the decision and data sciences, INFORMS members leverage mathematics and scientific methodologies to help organizations and governments at all levels make better, data-driven decisions. With more than 12,000 professional and student members from around the world, INFORMS members support organizations and governments at all levels as they work to transform data into information, and information into insights that save lives, save money, and solve problems.
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