About
Robert Swinney is an Associate Professor in the Operations Management area of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
His research focuses on strategic problems in operations management, including the impact of strategic consumer behavior on operational decisions, disruption risk in supply chains, social and environmental responsibility, and platform operations.
He currently serves as an Associate Editor at Management Science and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and his work has been published in academic journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Marketing Science.
At Fuqua, he is the coordinator of the doctoral program in Operations Management, and teaches a core course on Technological Transformation of Business as well as an elective on Operations Strategy in the MBA program.
Research Interests
Strategic consumer behavior in operations
Supply chain disruption risk
Social and environmental responsibility
Platform operations
Academic Positions
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Associate Professor, 2013 - Present
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor, 2012 - 2013
Assistant Professor, 2008 - 2012
Education
Ph.D. in Operations Management, 2008, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. in Astronomy, 2002, California Institute of Technology