Published: June 6, 2025
As we are well into the first half of the year – and here at INFORMS we have packed a lot into these first few months – now is a terrific time to circle back and check in with the 2025 INFORMS President Dave Hunt. We kicked off a brand-new year of Resoundingly Human podcasts back in January with a special double header featuring Dave where we discussed both his goals and objectives relating to INFORMS as well as heard his perspective on the unique and exciting ways INFORMS members are going to continue to help make smarter decisions for a better world.
One of the highlights of being the INFORMS president is being up on stage and asking for the envelope and reading the name of the Edelman winner. But I had a little bit of a challenge there, so before the Gala there was an awards reception and I used that opportunity to have the audience help me determine the optimal amount of time I should wait between opening the envelope and reading the winner’s name. So I wanted to build suspense, but I didn’t want to be annoying. We determined that I should wait five seconds, so if you watch the video online, you can see me trying to wait five seconds before I read the name.
Interviewed this episode:
Dave Hunt
2025 INFORMS President
David Hunt, a manager at Oliver Wyman, has had a 30+ year career implementing operations research solutions in the transportation industry for clients on six continents. David 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. His current interest is in applying predictive models to improve transportation safety and reliability. He began his INFORMS involvement in the early 1990’s and has served in many capacities since then, including as President of the New Jersey Chapter of INFORMS, President of the Rail Applications Section, Chair of the INFORMS Subdivision Council, and as a Vice President on the INFORMS Board of Directors. David led the development of the INFORMS Ethics Guidelines in 2016. Most recently he led the effort to create Pro Bono Analytics, a new INFORMS volunteer service that provides support to nonprofit organizations in need of analytics help. At last count, over 450 volunteers have offered their analytical skills to a wide variety of projects for nonprofit organizations working in underserved areas or for underserved populations.
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Announcing the 2025 Franz Edelman winner