{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference","provider_url":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics","author_name":"abodenheimer","author_url":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics\/author\/abodenheimer\/","title":"Jack Smith - 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DeDiBQ6jaN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics\/speaker\/jack-smith\/\">Jack Smith<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics\/speaker\/jack-smith\/embed\/#?secret=DeDiBQ6jaN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Jack Smith&#8221; &#8212; 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference\" data-secret=\"DeDiBQ6jaN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Jack Smith is a senior operations research professional with over 22 years of experience supporting the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense through advanced analytics, workforce planning, and data-driven decision support. At JDSAT, Inc., he serves as product owner for GamePlanOS, the platform on which FreeSeas was built, leveraging GenAI to enable rapid development of interactive decision support tools. Previously, he led analytic initiatives for Navy Medicine, directing an 18-person team developing decision-support tools that integrated personnel, supply, and training data to guide expeditionary medical force planning. Mr. Smith holds a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and dual Bachelor of Science degrees from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He is a Certified Analytics Professional (Expert) and Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional Practitioner, with additional certifications in agile methods and cloud systems.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics\/files\/2025\/06\/2026_Analytics_Conference_logo_400.png","thumbnail_width":400,"thumbnail_height":400}