Anjani Jain

Dean Jain''s research interests include the analysis and design of manufacturing systems, optimization algorithms, and probabilistic analysis of combinatorial problems. He has published in the professional literature on telecommunications network design and his more recent work has investigated the impact of growing product variety on the manufacture and design of families of products, especially in the automobile industry.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Indore University in India, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a PhD in operations research from the University of California, Los Angeles. He joined the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 and served for 26 years before joining Yale SOM.

Education

• PhD , University of California, Los Angeles
• MBA , Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• BS , University of Indore, India

Courses

• Modeling Managerial Decisions MGT 405
• International Experience: India MGT 416
• Simulation Modeling MGT 877

Achievements

• Howard E.Mitchell Award, January 2000. Inaugural award given at the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference for educational contribution to African-American students.
• Teaching Award, Wharton Graduate Association, 1996, 2000
• “Whatever It Takes” Award, Wharton Graduate Association, 1996
• Award for teaching in the Core Curriculum , Wharton Miller-Sherrerd, 1992-1995
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Wharton, 1992, 1994
• Honor Society Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985-1986
• Jacob Marschak Fellowship, UCLA, 1981-1982 and 1983-1984

Companies

• Deputy Dean for Academic Programs; Professor in the Practice of Management Yale School of Management (2018)
• Acting Dean Yale School of Management (2017 — 2018)
• Senior Associate Dean, MBA Program and Professor in the Practice of Management Yale School of Management (2016 — 2017)
• Senior Associate Dean, MBA Program; Senior Lecturer in Operations Management Yale School of Management (2012 — 2016)
• Adjunct Professor of Operations Management The Wharton School (2000 — 2012)
• Vice Dean, MBA Program for Executives The Wharton School (2010 — 2012)
• Vice Dean and Director, Graduate Div. The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania (2000 — 2010)
• Director of Academic Affairs and Deputy Vice Dean The Wharton School (1993 — 2000)
• Assistant Professor, Decision Sciences The Wharton School (1986 — 1993)