{"id":2099,"date":"2022-02-28T14:01:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/?page_id=2099"},"modified":"2022-03-03T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:38:08","slug":"russell-allgor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/russell-allgor\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Allgor"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2099\" data-postid=\"2099\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2099 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_bkl9334 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_syxy334 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sma0335 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/01\/russellAllgor_keynote_2022_INFORMS_Analytics_Conference_frame.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-541\" title=\"russellAllgor_keynote_2022_INFORMS_Analytics_Conference_frame\" alt=\"Talithia Williams headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_rf9f335 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_af36335   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%;\">Analytics Society Sponsored Speaker<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Russell Allgor<\/h3>\n<h6>Chief Scientist, Amazon<\/h6>\n<p>Russell Allgor is the Chief Scientist for\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a>, where he leads a team of mathematical modeling experts. Dr. Allgor has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in practice, management, and research of OR\/MS at Amazon. He is one of the most influential scientists in the field of logistics and fulfillment systems for e-commerce. He and his team focus on using data analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization methods to improve the efficiency of Amazon\u2019s operations. He has focused on problems including network design and facility location, inventory planning, order assignment, equipment and process design, vehicle routing, and process control within and across facilities. Ideas and algorithms developed by Dr. Allgor and his team have returned billions of dollars to Amazon\u2019s bottom line. Prior to joining <a title=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a>, Russell worked in applied R&amp;D for Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Germany. He has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from MIT and a bachelor of science from Princeton University.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zsy8892\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_zsy8892 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ksu7893 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1f35893   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Automating and Optimizing: Behind Amazon&#8217;s Workforce Planning Systems<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analytics Society Sponsored Speaker Russell Allgor Chief Scientist, Amazon Russell Allgor is the Chief Scientist for\u00a0Amazon.com, where he leads a team of mathematical modeling experts. 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