Anna Nagurney
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies Director, Virtual Center for Supernetworks Department of Operations and Information Management Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Anna Nagurney is the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies and the Director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Anna is a member of the Board of Directors (and a former Co-Chair) and the International Academic Board of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) in Ukraine. She has published over 240 journal articles, more than 50 book chapters and has authored/co-authored/co-edited 17 books. Anna’s research focuses on the modeling, analysis, and solution of problems on complex network systems from commercial supply chains, such as those for food and pharma, to problems in disaster management and humanitarian logistics. Anna was the 2022 IFORS Distinguished Lecturer and the 2024 Blackett Lecturer. She was the recipient of the 2019 Constantin Caratheodory Prize, the 2020 Harold Larnder Prize and the 2025 INFORMS President’s Award, among other recognitions. She is a Fellow of INFORMS, the Operational Research Society, RSAI, and the Network Science Society. Anna has been the Faculty Advisor to the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter since its founding in 2004. Anna worked in the defense sector in RI prior to completing her PhD. She writes for and is frequently interviewed by the public media.
