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John D. Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. He serves as the director of the MIT System Dynamics Group and is also involved with the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative. Sterman conducts research aimed at improving decision-making in complex systems, focusing on areas such as corporate strategy, energy policy, public health, and environmental sustainability. He is notably recognized for pioneering the development of 'management flight simulators' used in various sectors to model economic systems and their implications. His expertise extends to significant contributions in scholarly and popular articles, including the award-winning textbook 'Business Dynamics.' Sterman's work has received various accolades, including the Jay W. Forrester Prize for publications in system dynamics and an honorary doctorate from Università della Svizzera italiana. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has won the Samuel E. Seegal Faculty Prize at MIT for inspiring students toward excellence. His initiatives have garnered media attention, particularly in the context of interactive simulations in management education and climate change policy-making.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Professor in Management and System Dynamics, and director of the MIT System Dynamics Group.