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Steven Eppinger is a Professor of Management Science and Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, where he holds the General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Chair. He specializes in product design innovation and engineering project management, teaching interdisciplinary courses at the master's executive levels. He has developed the interdisciplinary product development course that allows graduate students from engineering, management, and industrial design programs to collaborate on new product development. Eppinger has co-authored the widely used textbook 'Product Design Development' published by McGraw-Hill, now in its eighth edition and translated into multiple languages. His research is renowned for contributions to project management and systems engineering, specifically in agile software development methodologies. He was Deputy Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management and has held several leadership roles in MIT’s interdisciplinary Master's degree programs. Eppinger received his SB, SM, and ScD degrees from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering before joining the faculty in 1988, with recognition for his contributions including multiple awards in teaching and research excellence.