Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez
- Greg and Patty Fox Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations; Faculty Director of the Meyer Family Frontlines Program
- IT, Analytics, and Operations
Biography
Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez, PhD (INSEAD, France, 2011), is an immigrant. He is also a professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business in the United States and a leading scholar in humanitarian operations management worldwide. He teaches and mentors students across PhD, MBA, and undergraduate programs. His research uses analytics to improve decision-making in humanitarian, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations, addressing challenges in disaster preparedness and response, donations and funding, logistics and distribution, and information management. He has earned multiple academic recognitions, including the Luk Van Wassenhove Career Award at the European Working Group on Humanitarian Operations. Alfonso is the inaugural Department Editor for Social Impact at the Journal of Operations Management, which holds the highest impact factor in operations management for 2024-2026. He is the founding director of Notre Dame’s HOPE - Humanitarian Operations Lab and faculty director of Business on the Frontlines. His record of building new initiatives includes serving as a founding officer and later president of the POMS College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management and contributing to the creation of Indiana University’s Institute for Environmental & Social Sustainability.
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