Faculty Stories & Voices
Collectively, MS&E faculty have deep expertise in two major disciplines: quantitative modeling and the behavioral sciences. Read more about their careers and research below.
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Alicia Sheares
Professor Sheares discusses her research studying the oft-hidden barriers faced by entrepreneurs of color, and how MS&E's interdisciplinary environment is what attracted her to the department.
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Frederick Hillier
Prof. Hillier looks back on his early days as a pioneer of operations research at Stanford and reflects on how the field has evolved.
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2022 new faculty cohort
MS&E welcomed five new faculty members in fall 2022! We caught up with our newest assistant professors to ask about their current work and why MS&E is the right fit for what they hope to accomplish.
Meet our new faculty![Portrait of Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/20150421_eisenhardt_for_featured_0.jpg?h=ca1d8e81&itok=DWMYPM5P)
Kathleen Eisenhardt
A pioneering female faculty member, Prof. Eisenhardt eschewed conventional number-crunching to show how in-depth case studies best reveal the improv culture of high-growth companies.
Read & watch more![Portrait of Professor Elisabeth Paté-Cornell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/20190205_pate-cornell_headshot_for_featured_0.jpg?h=0e32579d&itok=lp8N9ndi)
Elisabeth Paté-Cornell
"Risk analysis was perfect for me because it could truly be applied to anything I wanted."
Read more![Professor Markus Pelger sits outdoors while working on his laptop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/pelger_square_0.jpg?h=cd2a7045&itok=IQjLRwEg)
Markus Pelger
"I think risk management is relevant for everyone—the better you manage risks, the better your decisions are."
Read more![Portrait of Professor Robert McGinn](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/mcginn_2to1_0.jpg?h=9e864adf&itok=YQoTcVim)
Robert McGinn
Prof. McGinn specializes in the field of ethics in engineering, and recently released his book, The Ethical Engineer: Contemporary Concepts and Cases.
Read more![Portrait of Professor Melissa Valentine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/valentine_2to1_0.png?h=e160d06e&itok=QCcsSfUI)
Melissa Valentine
“In our work so far, it’s been amazing to watch how quickly a group of people from around the world come together to complete complex projects.”
Read more![Portrait of Professor Aaron Sidford](https://cdn.statically.io/img/msande.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17111/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/sidford_for_featured_0.jpeg?h=e62f6c16&itok=zO6ck0qF)
Aaron Sidford
"I am excited to push the theory of optimization and algorithm design to new heights!"
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