Dr. John Hooker

Professor

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Biography

John Hooker is the T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and University Professor of Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University. He has held visiting posts at the London School of Economics and the State University of Campinas, Brazil. He holds doctoral degrees in philosophy and operations research. Hooker has published over 200 articles and authored 9 books and 6 edited volumes in operations research, constraint programming, ethics, and cross-cultural management. He is a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and has received multiple awards for his contributions, including the INFORMS Computing Society Prize and the Khachiyan Prize for lifetime achievements in optimization. He has introduced pivotal methods such as logic-based Benders decomposition and is an active member of the constraint programming community, having served on the Executive Committee of the Association for Constraint Programming. His research interests include business ethics and cross-cultural management, highlighted in his notable works like "Business Ethics: A Rational Choice" and "Taking Ethics Seriously." Hooker has lived and worked in various countries, gaining extensive experience in international environments.

Research Interests

Experience

University Professor

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

John Hooker serves as University Professor and holds the T. Jerome Holleran Professorship.

Director

— Present

Center for International Corporate Responsibility • Carnegie Mellon University

Directed the center focusing on corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Awards

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Gerald L. Thompson Excellence Classroom Award

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INFORMS Fellow

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Distinguished Academic Leadership Award

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.