Prof. Nagesh N. Murthy is the Roger Engemann Professor in the Department of Operations and Business Analytics at the Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon.  He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Business Administration and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.  He also received a Master’s in Management Studies and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Hons.) from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.  He is currently the Associate Executive Director of POMS for Global Initiatives and Outreach and President-Elect of POMS.  His prior work experience includes faculty positions at Michigan State University and Georgia Institute of Technology.  He has also held management positions with Indian Railways and Sundaram Clayton, India Ltd. He has worked with leading administrators and faculty in Engineering Schools in Oregon and Southwest Washington, major manufacturing firms in the Pacific Northwest, industry consortia, and Governmental and non-profit agencies to foster University-Industry-Government partnerships for enhancing innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness for the manufacturing sector in the region.  He spearheaded a benchmarking study and proposed a blueprint for the establishment of the Northwest Collaboratory for Sustainable Manufacturing (NWCSM).  An overarching recommendation of the study to adopt the AMRC model championed by Boeing in Sheffield, UK, was adopted, that subsequently evolved into the big idea for the establishment of the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC) R&D.  He is currently developing a blueprint for the establishment of a Center for Innovation in Additive Manufacturing at OMIC R&D for the Metals-based Industry.  He is also the co-founding faculty of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices at the Lundquist College of Business which has developed a highly-ranked MBA Program focused on Sustainable Business Practices. His passion is to engage with the industry for experiential education, research, placement, and alumni outreach. His empirical and normative research has been supported by major grants from firms, industry consortia, and government agencies. His research has appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, and Naval Research Logistics, among others.