SOCIETY OF DECISION PROFESSIONALS ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

LOS GATOS, Calif. (June 10, 2021) - The Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) (www.decisionprofessionals.com), a professional society founded to advance the visibility, reputation, and capabilities of decision professionals throughout the world, announced today the results of its recent election of directors and officers for a new term that begins July 1.

The newly elected board of directors includes global decision professionals from both the public and private sectors, ensuring that SDP will continue to benefit from diverse experience, knowledge, and skills. SDP's board now numbers 13.

Elected as officers are Jennifer Harrington, Vice President/President-Elect, and Andrew Thrift, Secretary. Elected as board members are David Matheson, Gilberto Montibeller and Lindsay Oyola. Elected to the board to serve a second term is Jeremy Walker.

Remaining as officers are Eyas Raddad as President and Ashlee Burke as Treasurer. Jim Driscoll, Matt Gorman, Troy Helm, Dan Hudson and Brian Putt comprise the remainder of the Board.

We sincerely thank outgoing board members for their effort over the past years. They made tremendous contributions to the society. Outgoing board members are Leslie Lippard, Outgoing President, and Joe Melvin and Candice Junge, Board Members.

The vision of SDP is to support and champion decision professionals as the trusted advisors for decision-makers facing important and complex decisions. Founded on the belief that applied decision science creates the most value in decision situations, SDP is defining the body of knowledge that constitutes the core of the profession, creating standards and expectations of quality, and adhering to well-defined ethical and professional standards. SDP now has about 700 members throughout the world. Individuals interested in becoming a member of SDP should visit the society’s website at www.decisionprofessionals.com.

Read full biographies of the newly elected SDP Officers and Board members HERE .

Short biographies of board members follow.

Eyas Raddad, President, is a seasoned drug discovery and development researcher, strategist and innovator. He established and led Research Decision Analytics in Lilly Research Laboratories, and currently serves as a Sr. Advisor in Diabetes Research and COO of multiple development assets at Eli Lilly and Company.

Jennifer Harrington, Vice President/ President Elect, is currently Sr Decision Specialist, and part of Intel’s Center for Decision Leadership, a team of decision professionals who assist executives from across Intel in addressing their most significant strategic challenges.

Ashlee Burke, Treasurer, is a Sr. Decision Specialist at Intel Corporation and is part of a team of decision professionals who assist leaders across Intel in addressing their most significant strategic challenges.

Andrew Thrift, Secretary provides planning and decision support for projects and operations in his role as Manager, Business and Resource Planning, Base Metals with Teck Resources, a diversified mining company based in Vancouver.

Jim Driscoll directs the Center for Decision Leadership (CDL), a group he founded at Intel Corporation in 2012. Jim and the talented professionals currently serving as part of CDL collaborate with leaders at all levels to improve how decisions get made inside the company.

Matt Gorman is a career management consultant with 25 years of experience serving clients in the Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Food, Chemical and Agricultural industries.

Troy Helm is a senior consultant at Strategic Decisions Group, with experience in R&D portfolio strategy, private equity investment and new market entry in a variety of global industries.

Dan Hudson is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Analytics Officer for ReefPoint Group, a management consulting firm that applies decision science to enhance healthcare processes and outcomes within the Federal sector.

David Matheson cofounded SmartOrg, a Silicon Valley company that connects Innovation and Finance. SmartOrg's portfolio evaluation platform and consulting services help companies align on how to drive upside as well as on where and how much to invest.

Gilberto Montibeller is Professor of Management Science and Director of Executive Education at Loughborough University (England) and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southern California (USA). Gilberto is an expert in behavioral decision analysis and multi-criteria decision analysis.

Lindsay Oyola has been working in the Energy and Mining industry for almost 15 years. Currently she consults across Shell, where she guides teams to frame opportunities and ensure good decision analysis to achieve decision quality, driving value for Shell and the communities where they operate.

Brian Putt worked 41 years with Chevron performing project analysis in the petroleum industry, mostly upstream. He was responsible for improving Decision Analysis organizational capability throughout Chevron Corporation that included developing decision analysis evaluation techniques, training programs at all levels, and development of Corporation Analysis guidelines.

Jeremy Walker is the Vice President of Business Development at Decision Frameworks, and a Consultant, with a background in business strategy development, petroleum economics, portfolio management systems, and asset acquisition and divestitures.

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About SDP

The Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) supports decision professionals to become the trusted advisors of choice for decision makers facing important and complex decisions. The Society fosters collaboration, continual learning, and networking amongst its members and other professional societies and organizations so that as a growing community we can bring clarity and insight to Decision-Makers.