System Dynamics

Faculty

Members of the System Dynamics Group proudly carry on the legacy of its founder, Jay Forrester. They are engaged in research on process improvement and organizational transformation, sustainability, climate change policy, and global public health. The group develops formal simulation models and management simulators to help address important challenges in business and public policy. They also engage in empirical, field, and action research.

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Johan Chu

Johan Chu

Management Science

Sarofim Family Career Development Assistant Professor

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Hazhir Rahmandad

Hazhir Rahmandad

Management Science

Schussel Family Professor of Management Science

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Nelson P. Repenning

Nelson P. Repenning

Management Science

School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies

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John D. Sterman

John D. Sterman

Management Science

Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management

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Vicky Chuqiao Yang

Vicky Chuqiao Yang

Management Science

Richard S. Leghorn (1939) Career Development Assistant Professor in Management of Technological Innovation

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OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF

John Carrier

John Carrier

Management Science

Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics

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Charles Fine

Charles Fine

Management Science

Chrysler Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management

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Jack Homer

Research Affiliate

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Mohammad Jalali

Mohammad Jalali

Management Science

Senior Lecturer

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David R. Keith

David R. Keith

Management Science

Senior Lecturer

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Donald Kieffer

Donald Kieffer

Management Science

Senior Lecturer, Operations Management

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Retsef Levi

Retsef Levi

Management Science

J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Management

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Harvey Michaels

Harvey Michaels

Management Science

Lecturer, System Dynamics and Information Technology

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J. Bradley Morrison

J. Bradley Morrison

Management Science

Senior Lecturer, Leaders for Global Operations Program

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Robert Nachtrieb

Robert Nachtrieb

Management Science

Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics

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John M. Reilly

John M. Reilly

Management Science

Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

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Anjali Sastry

Anjali Sastry

Open Learning, Res & Eng, J-WEL

Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management

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Peter M. Senge

Peter M. Senge

Behavioral and Policy Sciences

Senior Lecturer, Leadership and Sustainability

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Steven Spear

Steven Spear

Management Science

Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics

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Research Centers

Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.

Faculty in the System Dynamics Group are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT:

Affiliated Faculty

Jason Jay

Jason Jay

Behavioral and Policy Sciences

Senior Lecturer, Sustainability

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Henry B. Weil

Henry B. Weil

Behavioral and Policy Sciences

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

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