Dan Andrei Iancu is an Associate Professor in the Operations, Information & Technology department at Stanford Graduate School of Business . He is also a Faculty Affiliate at the Woods Institute and affiliated with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) . A Romanian native, he holds a PhD in Operations Research from MIT, an S.M. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard, and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Yale. Education PhD, Operations Research, MIT (2010) S.M., Engineering Sciences, Harvard (2006) BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Yale (2004) His research bridges operations, finance, risk management, and ethics , focusing on responsible analytics and data-driven optimization . Key methodological contributions include robust optimization , fairness frameworks , and dynamic risk modeling , with applications spanning global supply chains , FinTech , and healthcare . Recent work emphasizes environmental sustainability and equitable decision-making in complex systems. His publications in Management Science , Operations Research , and Mathematics of Operations Research reveal a focus on supply chain resilience , financial covenants , and AI ethics . Awards include multiple INFORMS best paper prizes , Stanford faculty scholarships , and the Herman Goldstine Fellowship . Scientific Awards INFORMS Optimization Society Young Researchers Prize (2018) INFORMS JFIG Best Paper Award (2013) Best Student Paper Prize, INFORMS Optimization Society (2009) Herman Goldstine Fellowship (2010) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, MIT Sloan (2010) Finalist, INFORMS George Nicholson Student Paper Competition (2018) Winner, SAWIT Challenge (2016) MSOM Interface of Finance, Operations and Risk Management Best Paper Award (2018) He has advised students across Stanford's OIT, E-IPER, and Wharton , with placements at institutions like Mit Sloan and companies such as Uber and Morgan Stanley . Collaborative grants and projects often involve IBM Watson Research and USAID partnerships.







