Ruth Kaufman

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Ruth Kaufman
EducationMathematics and Social Sciences from the University of Sussex
Known forContribution to the field of operational research
AwardsCompanion of OR
HonoursOBE "for services to Operational Research"

Ruth Kaufman OBE is a British specialist in operations research (OR). As of 2018 she is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, where her role is to create links between academics and OR practitioners, and also practises as a consultant. [1]

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Education

Kaufman has a B.A. (1974) in mathematics and social sciences from the University of Sussex. [1]

Career

She has worked in OR in the fields of transport and electricity, and as a principal OR analyst at the Department of Health. Staying in government posts, she led the OR unit of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) and became the chair of the Government Operational Research Service and chair of the Heads of OR Forum. She was head of strategy, change and OR at the ECGD before retiring from that post in 2008. [1]

She was the president of the Operational Research Society 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017. [1] [2] She was a co-founder of the society's Pro Bono OR scheme, launched in 2013. [1] [3]

Other activities

Outside work she was chair for five years to 2014 of Woman's Trust, a charity supporting women in London who face domestic violence. [4] [5]

Recognition

In 2011 she was made a Companion of OR, an award "for sustained support and encouragement for the development of Operational Research". [6]

In the 2016 New Year Honours she was appointed OBE "for services to Operational Research". [7] [8]

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References

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  2. Hoyles, Celia (December 2017). "Female Presidents for Three Maths Societies". Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "What is Pro Bono O.R.?". Operational Research Society. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Annual report 2015" (PDF). Woman's Trust. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Mission Statement". Woman's Trust. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Companion of O.R." Previous awards. Operational Research Society. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. "Order of the British Empire: Ms Ruth KAUFMAN". The Gazette. 31 December 2015.
  8. "New Year Honours at LSE". London School of Economics. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.