Brian Jacobs

Dr. Brian Jacobs is a professor of decision sciences at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. He teaches project management, production and operations management, and quantitative analysis in the Graziadio bachelor of science, MS, MBA, and Executive MBA programs.

Brian has over 20 years experience in business, mainly as a manufacturing manager and project manager in the primary metals and automotive assembly industries. His research interests and areas of expertise include sustainability and environmental operations, process improvement, operations strategy, and the financial/market value of operations strategies. He has published in leading academic journals, and is currently serving in editorial roles for the Journal of Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management.

Prior to joining Graziadio, Brian was an associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. He holds a BS in Marine Engineering Systems from the US Merchant Marine Academy, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a PhD in Business Administration from Georgia Tech.

Education

• PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 Operations Management Dissertation Title: Essays on Operations Strategies Advisors: Vinod Singhal and Ravi Subramanian
• MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987 Mechanical Engineering Thesis Title: Applications of the Taguchi Method to Product Innovation
• BS, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1982 Marine Engineering Systems

Awards

• Outstanding Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management (2017)
• Executive MBA program, 5 years of academic service, Eli Broad College of Business (2015)
• Broad Integrative Fellow, inaugural class, Eli Broad College of Business (2014)
• Reviewer Award for outstanding service, Journal of Operations Management (2010-2014)
• Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing, Journal of Operations Management (2013)
• Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Operations Management (2012)
• CETL/BP Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Georgia Institute of Technology (2008)
• Professional Engineer, State of Michigan (1987-present)
• Professional Development Assignment to General Motors Europe (1997)
• General Motors Fellowship to MIT (1985-1987)
• Commissioned Officer, United States Naval Reserve (1982-1991)
• Licensed Engineering Officer, United States Merchant Marine (1982-1992)