{"id":997,"date":"2022-01-27T18:39:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/colleen-mccue-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T20:14:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T20:14:12","slug":"alan-kosansky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/alan-kosansky\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Kosansky"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-997\" data-postid=\"997\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-997 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_5l0w309 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_vw3t310 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_l1t4311 image-top  track leaderSkills tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/01\/alanKosansky.jpg\" title=\"Alan Kosansky\" alt=\"Alan Kosansky headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Alan Kosansky                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_roi9312 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ymam312   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Alan Kosansky<\/h1>\n<h5>President at Profit Point, Inc.<\/h5>\n<p>Dr. Alan Kosansky is co-founder and president of Profit Point Inc. Alan has pioneered the application of advanced analytic techniques to transportation procurement, dynamic scheduling, supply chain management and financial optimization. Alan has spent the last 30 years delivering technology solutions that are practical and effective. He combines deep insight into state-of-the-art optimization technology with extensive experience working with a diverse group of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small startups. His work is used daily by companies large and small to reduce costs, maximize profits and smooth complicated process flows. Alan received his Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University. When not working with customers, Alan spends his time helping to develop the growing field of philanthropic micro-finance, studying zohar, playing bridge and enjoying the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the talk below, Alan Kosansky will also be a panelist in <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/analytics-leadership-panel\/\">Panel: Perspectives on Analytics Leadership<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"jsaz309\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_jsaz309 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_n42q314 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_51wd314 level associate  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Associate<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lhtb314 track leaderSkills  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Analytics Leadership<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eoqx314   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>How to Have an Outsized Impact on Businesses Decision Making<\/h2>\n<p>From leading approximately one hundred projects over 30 years, patterns for success that generate enormous savings and improve business efficiencies become very clear. 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