GLEN SCHMIDT

Professor

Operations & Information Systems

  • Professor
    Operations & Information Systems
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Medical Education Division

BIO

Glen Schmidt, is the Emma Eccles Jones Professor in Operations and Information Systems. Research interests include topics such as new product development, supply chain management, and lean-six sigma operations. He has won recognition for both teaching and research excellence at the Eccles School as well as at professional societies including the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the Production & Operations Management Society (POMS). Industry experience and/or research has, for example, been connected to healthcare, high-tech, heavy-duty equipment, automotive, energy, and government.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Operations & Information Systems8 Oct 2015 - present
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Medical Education Division30 Sep 2024 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Department Chair
    University of Utah, Operations & Information Systems, Salt Lake City, USAJul 2017 - Jun 2023
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Management1 Jul 2008 - 7 Dec 2008
  • Department Chair (Interim)
    University of Utah, Ois Operations & Information Systems1 Jan 2013 - 1 Dec 2013
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Operations & Information Systems8 Dec 2008 - 7 Oct 2015
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Management16 Aug 2005 - 30 Jun 2008

DEGREES

  • BA, Mathematics, Natural Sciences
    Bethel College1976
  • MS, Engineering
    Kansas State University1977
  • PhD, Operations, Information and Technology
    Stanford University1998