• PhD, Operations Management, The Ohio State University, 1997
• MA, Operations Management, The Ohio State University, 1994
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1988
• Master of Management Studies, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1983
• BE (with honors), Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1982

Industry:

• Advisory Board Member, Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center R&D, 2016–2017
• Advisory Board Member, Northwest Collaboratory for Sustainable Manufacturing, 2014–2016
• Transitional Board Member, Startup Phase, Northwest Collaboratory for Sustainable Manufacturing, 2013–2014

Professional Society:

• POMS Board, Associate Executive Director for Global Initiatives and Outreach, 2014–present
• Conference Chair, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference (Atlanta, Georgia), November 18–20, 2023
• POMS Board, President, 2023
• Research Chair, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference (Houston, Texas), November 19–21, 2022
• POMS Board, Vice President for Meetings (and Sponsorship), 2011–2014
• POMS Board, Associate Vice-President for Sponsorship, 2010–2011
• POMS Board, Vice President for Education, 2008
• POMS Conference Committee Member, Sponsorship Committee Chair, 2006–2010
• POMS Conference Program Committee, 2006–present

• Emerging Economies Research Showcase Best Paper Award, 55th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute (Phoenix, Arizona), November 23–25, 2024
• Stewart Distinguished Faculty Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2024
• Sports Product Management Excellence in Education Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2024
• Xinghai Chair Professor of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, 2023–Present
• Best Problem-Driven Analytical Research Paper Award, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2021
• The Nagesh Murthy Emerging Economies Doctoral Dissertation Award for Asia (instituted in 2021 and presented annually at the POMS Conference since 2022)
• Best Problem-Driven Analytical Research Paper Award, 50th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2019
• Roger Engemann Professor of Operations and Business Analytics, Lundquist College of Business, 2018–Present
• Roger Engemann Distinguished Research Scholar, Lundquist College of Business, 2014–2018
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2017
• Sushil K. Gupta POMS Distinguished Service Award, 2016
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2014
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2013
• Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professor, Lundquist College of Business, 2012
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2011
• Oregon Executive MBA Teaching Excellence Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2010
• Booth International Distinguished Research Scholar, 2009–2014
• Highly Commended Publication Award, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 2007
• Goulet Research Excellence Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2006
• Harry R. Jacobs, Jr. Professional Service Award, Lundquist College of Business, 2006
• Best Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2005
• Best Interdisciplinary Research Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2004
• Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Fellow, 2004
• Co-Advisor for the Co-Winner of Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition, Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2002

Nagesh N. Murthy is the Roger Engemann Professor in the Department of Operations and Business Analytics at the Lundquist College of Business. His prior work experience includes faculty positions at Michigan State University and Georgia Institute of Technology. He has also held management positions with Indian Railways and Sundaram Clayton, India Ltd.

He has worked with leading administrators and faculty in engineering schools in Oregon and Southwest Washington, major manufacturing firms in the Pacific Northwest, industry consortia, and Governmental and non-profit agencies to foster University-Industry-Government partnerships for enhancing innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness for the manufacturing sector in the region. He spearheaded a benchmarking study and proposed a blueprint for the establishment of the Northwest Collaboratory for Sustainable Manufacturing (NWCSM). An overarching recommendation of the study to adopt the AMRC model championed by Boeing in Sheffield, U.K. was adopted, and subsequently evolved into the establishment of the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC).

In 2023, Murthy received a grant from OMIC R&D to collaborate with its leadership team and conduct a study to develop a mission, vision, and business plan for its Additive Innovation Center (AIC), receive funds, and be designated as a Center for Innovation Excellence (CIE) in the state. Based on the proposal, AIC at OMIC R&D received a grant of one million dollars for this university-industry-government partnership to foster metal additive manufacturing capabilities in the supplier base in Oregon. AIC at OMIC R&D is now one of the five organizations established as Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) Centers of Innovation Excellence (CIEs).

His passion is to engage with the industry for experiential education, research, placement, and alumni outreach. His empirical and normative research has been supported by major grants from firms, industry consortia, and government agencies. His field-based research projects have been endorsed by several industry associations such as SAE, SME, EIA, and APICS/ER, among others. Murthy's research has appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, and Naval Research Logistics, among others.

In addition to publishing in premier refereed journals, Murthy has consulted with several Fortune 100 firms and taught in both general and custom executive education programs. He has also engaged with numerous major firms to offer experiential learning opportunities for students and facilitate summer internships and jobs by incorporating plant tours, guest speakers, and real-world problem-solving projects in his operations and supply chain management courses. He has instituted the operations and business analytics industry speaker series, executive-in-residence program, and internship showcase.

Murthy is also the cofounding faculty of the Lundquist College's Center for Sustainable Business Practices, and served as the center's academic director from 2010–2018. Since he arrived at the college in 2003, he has engaged with senior executives and organized more than 200 company-sponsored and data-driven projects in the areas of facility operations, supply chain management, and sustainability in operations and supply chain management using a pool of firms that include Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Tektronix, JELD-WEN, Keen, States Industries, Weyerhaeuser, Monaco Coach, Nike, Navistar, Columbia Distributing, Myers Container, Lyle, Parr Lumber, Xerox, PCC Structurals, Shindaiwa, Kettle Foods, International Paper, Spraying Systems Company, YAKIMA, NW Natural, Silver Eagle Manufacturing, gDiapers, Alsco, Rosen Aviation, Benchmade, Sunmodo, KersTech, NextStep Recycling, Organically Grown Company, Growing Solutions, Felix Instruments/CID Bio-Science, Invitrogen (now Thermo Fisher Scientific), PSC (now Datalogic), East West Tea Company (Yogi Tea), GloryBee, Lane Forest Products, Blue Star Gas, Johnson Crushers International (KPI-JCI, Astec Companies), and Bulk Handling Systems, among others.

• Call center industry
• Health care operations
• Manufacturing, marketing, and engineering design interface
• New product development
• Operations planning and control
• Revenue management
• Supply chain management
• Sustainable operations