Dr. Robert S. Tripp

Dr. Tripp has over thirty-five years of experience in the areas of military logistics systems design, development, management, and evaluation. At RAND Corporation since 1996, he currently leads projects that evaluate how support policy, practice, and technology options impact the effectiveness and efficiency of Air and Space Expeditionary Forces. He is the first recipient of the RAND Project Air Force Research Excellence Award. His education includes a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in business logistics from the University of Minnesota, MS in Business Administration, and BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

Dr. Tripp served in the Air Force and retired as a Colonel.  During his Air Force career, he held several key logistics positions. After his military service he held corporate officer positions in industry. Further, Dr. Tripp has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in logistics, and management information systems at the Air Force Institute of Technology and was Chair of the Management Sciences and Management Information Systems Department at the University of New Mexico. In addition, he has served as a trustee for the Michigan Tech Fund and has been appointed to Michigan Tech President’s Council for Advancement.

 

From the College of Business Dean's Advisory Council webpage