John Wilson

Professor, Management Science at Ivey Business School

Instructor at UCONN - University of Connecticut

Schools

  • LIMRA International
  • Ivey Business School
  • Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • UCONN - University of Connecticut

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Biography

Ivey Business School

John Wilson is a professor in management science at the Ivey Business School.

Teaching

  • Management Science
  • Information Systems

Education

  • PhD, Statistics - Carnagie-Mellon University
  • MS, Statistics - Carnegie Mellon University
  • MSc, Mathematics - University College, Dublin
  • BSc, Mathematics - University College, Dublin

Recent Refereed Articles

  • Wilson, J. G.; Chen, J., 2018, "On the optimality of coupon books", Annals of Operations Research, September 268(1-2): 405 - 423.
  • Maclean, K.; Wilson, J. G.; Krishnamoorthy, S., 2017, "Pricing of excess inventory on Groupon", International Journal of Revenue Management, May 10(1): 52 - 74.
  • Wilson, J. G., 2016, "Jointly Optimising Prices for Primary and Multiple Ancillary Products", IFAC-PapersOnLine, June 49(12): 267 - 270.
  • Odegaard, F.; Wilson, J. G., 2016, "Dynamic Pricing of Primary Products and Ancillary Services", European Journal of Operational Research, June 251(2): 586 - 599.
  • Wilson, J. G.; Anderson, C. K., 2015, "Joint Pricing and Inventory Decisions", IFAC-PapersOnLine, May 48(3): 238 - 241.
  • Anderson, C. K.; Odegaard, F.; Wilson, J. G., 2015, "A newsvendor approach to inventory and pricing decisions in NYOP channels", Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, February 14(1): 3 - 15.
  • Wilson, J. G.; Sorochuk, C., 2013, "The Newsvendor Problem with Pricing and Secondary Revenues", Journal of Applied Business and Economics, June 14(4): 11 - 23.
  • Wilson, J. G.; MacDonald, L.; Anderson, C. K., 2011, "A Comparison of Different Models for Joint Inventory-Pricing Decision", Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, December 10(6): 528 - 544.
  • Sorochuk, C.; Wilson, J. G., 2011, "The Newsvendor Problem with Pricing and Secondary Revenues", Journal of Accounting and Finance, December 11(1): 31 - 39.
  • Anderson, C. K.; Wilson, J. G., 2011, "Name-Your-Own Price Auction Mechanisms Modeling and Future Implications", Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, January 10(1): 32 - 39.
  • Wilson, J. G.; Sorochuk, C., 2009, "Optimal Pricing and Inventory Decisions when Individual Customer Preferences are Explicitly Modeled", International Journal of Revenue Management, December 2(3): 119 - 132.
  • Anderson, C. K.; Wilson, J. G.; Zhang, G., 2008, "Case: Bidding on Priceline", INFORMS Transactions on Education, September 8(1): 35 - 36.
  • Wilson, J. G.; Zhang, G., 2008, "Optimal Design of a Name-Your-Own-Price Channel when Customers Behave Strategically", Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, September 7(3): 281 - 290.
  • Wilson, J. G.; Anderson, C. K.; Kim, S., 2006, "Optimal Booking Limits in the Presence of Strategic Customer Behavior", International Transactions in Operational Research, December 13(2): 99 - 110.
  • Anderson, C. K.; Wilson, J. G., 2003, "Wait or Buy? The Strategic Consumer: Pricing and Profit Implications", Journal of the Operational Research Society, January 54(3): 299 - 306.

Experience

  • Associate Professor, Babcock School of Management, Wake Forest University
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Operations Research, University of Texas, Austin
  • Assistant Professor, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, CWRU

UCONN - University of Connecticut

Education

  • BA Political Science, Central Connecticut State University
  • MS Business Analytics/Project Management, University of Connecticut

John is an in-residence faculty member in the UCONN School of Business Graduate Program and is the Academic Director of the MS – Financial Technolgy (FinTech) program. He previously served as Director of UCONN’s Center for the Advancement of Business Analytics.

As a faculty member at UCONN, he teaches a variety of graduate business courses including Visual Analytics, Advanced Project Management (Capstone) and Global Technology Management. He has also taught Predictive Modeling, Process Modeling and SQL, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management, and Cost and Risk Management.

In 2017, 2018, and 2019 John was recognized as outstanding OPIM- Analytics faculty member in UCONN’s MBA program. In 2019, John received the prestigious UCONN School of Business Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award and in 2020, the AAUP – Early Career Teaching Award. He was also a 2020 CETL nominee for Excellence in Teaching. In January of 2020, he was named Academic Director and tasked to lead the formation and implementation of a new MS program in Financial Technology (Fintech). He is also a member of the UCONN School of Business Hall of Fame.

In addition to his UCONN duties, he continues to consult as a data scientist for LIMRA and is a frequent presenter at conferences worldwide. Topics he has presented on include data analytics, dashboarding and partnering with academia (collaboration and talent acquisition). John is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) and holds AIRC and ACS industry designations.

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