Steven Nahmias is Professor of Operations and Management Information Systems in the Leavey School of Business and Administration at Santa Clara University.He holds a B.A.in Mathematics and Physics from Queens College，a B.S.in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University，and M.S.and Ph.D.degrees in Operations Research from Northwestern University.He has also served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh，Georgia Tech，and Stanford University.

Dr.Nahmias is widely known for his research on stochastic inventory models and has authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific articles which have appeared in a variety of national and international journals.He has served as area editor of Supply Chain Logistics for Operations Research，associate editor for Management Science,senior editor for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management，and is currently associate editor for Naval Research Logistics.He received first prize in the 39th Nicholson Student Paper Competition (1971)，second prize in the TIMS Student Paper Competition (1972)，and is the recipient of The University Award for Sustained Excel lence in Scholarship from Santa Clara University (1998).

In addition to his academic activities，Dr.Nahmias has served as a consultant to a variety of firms and agencies including Litton Industries，Xerox Corporation，IBM Corporation，LEX Automotive，and the Department of Transportation of Santa Clara County.Among his several hobbies，he enjoys golf，biking，and plays jazz trumpet with several bands in the Bay Area.