Thomas GrossmanTest
Professor
Tom works to enable business school graduates to harness the
power of analytics to lead their organizations. His research and
teaching encompass spreadsheet engineering, business analytics,
management of spreadsheets in organizations, analysis-driven
process improvement, and managerial communication of analytical
results.
Tom has taught at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
and the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.
He served an apprenticeship in an analytics consulting firm where
he built large-scale optimization systems in the United States and
Scandinavia, wrote mainframe production software in more computer
languages than he can remember, and learned to connect mathematics
to management.
Tom is operations leader and past-president of
The Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit.
BAMRU is accredited by the
Mountain
Rescue Association and functions as part of the
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
Teaching Areas
Tom's teaching areas are inspreadsheet engineering,
business analytics, management of spreadsheets in organizations,
analysis-driven process improvement, and managerial communication
of analytical results.
Education
Ph.D., Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, 1994
M.S., Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, 1985
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1984
Administrative Appointments
Associate Dean
Research Areas
Business Analytics
Management of Spreadsheet Information Systems
Spreadsheet Engineering
Spreadsheet Analytics
Managerial Communication of Analytical Insights
