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Andre Calmon

Assistant Professor

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andre.calmon@scheller.gatech.edu

404-277-9384

https://andrecalmon.com/

Academic Areas: Operations Management

Functional Areas: Sustainability

Office: 4251

Biography

Andre's research involves using data, analytics, and mathematical modeling to address sustainability and efficiency issues in innovative business models. He also studies operations management challenges faced by companies in emerging markets. More generally, Andre's research investigates how organizations can innovate to generate positive social and environmental impact while increasing profits.

Andre's teaching is intertwined with his research and focuses on the relationship between operations management, business model innovation, and sustainability. Andre won the INSEAD MBA's Best Teacher Award and received INSEAD's "Dean's Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching" multiple times. In 2019, the sustainability pedagogical material that I have developed was awarded the Page Prize.

Andre obtained his Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT. He also holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Education

Ph.D. in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Universidade de Campinas
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Universidade de Brasilia

Research Areas

Analytics
Sustainable Operations
Innovation
Social Enterperneurship