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
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Johan Chu
Management Science
Sarofim Family Career Development Assistant Professor
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Hazhir Rahmandad
Management Science
Schussel Family Professor of Management Science
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Nelson P. Repenning
Management Science
School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies
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John D. Sterman
Management Science
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
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Vicky Chuqiao Yang
Management Science
Richard S. Leghorn (1939) Career Development Assistant Professor in Management of Technological Innovation
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John Carrier
Management Science
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
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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
Management Science
Senior Lecturer
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David R. Keith
Management Science
Research Associate
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Donald Kieffer
Management Science
Senior Lecturer, Operations Management
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Retsef Levi
Management Science
J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Management
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Harvey Michaels
Management Science
Lecturer, System Dynamics and Information Technology
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J. Bradley Morrison
Management Science
Senior Lecturer, Leaders for Global Operations Program
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Robert Nachtrieb
Management Science
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
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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
Open Learning, Res & Eng, J-WEL
Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Peter M. Senge
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Leadership and Sustainability
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Steven Spear
Management Science
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
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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
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Jason Jay
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Sustainability
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Henry B. Weil
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
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