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Les Servi

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Adjunct Professor at Boston College
📍 Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Les Servi is a distinguished expert in operations research, serving as VP at INFORMS and Adjunct Professor at Boston College. A Fellow of both INFORFORMS and MORS, he was formerly the Chief Scientist for Cyber Operations Research at The MITRE Corporation and holds a Ph. D. from Harvard University.

Deeply committed to mentorship and service, Les has dedicated over four decades to his profession, notably mentoring students from low-income backgrounds and serving on multiple advisory boards. His work is driven by a desire to solve complex national security problems and make the world safer.

He is the co-recipient of the 2025 George E. Kimball Medal, INFORMS highest service award.

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Experience
44 Years
Current Role
Adjunct Professor
Job Level
Senior
Location
Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
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Operations Research
He is a Fellow and VP at INFORMS, was president of MORS, and gave a keynote at the INFORMS 2023 Annual Meeting on O. R. 's role in national security.
Cyber Resilience
As former Chief Scientist for Cyber Operations Research at MITRE, he led major efforts in cyber resilience and developed a patented algorithm for social media analytics.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Adjunct Professor
Boston College
10-2025
VP of Chapters and Forums
INFORMS
10-1981
INFORMS
INFORMS
7-2025
Freelancing
Self Employed
8-2019
Associate Editor, MORS Phalanx Journal
MORS
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Education
1977 - 1981
Ph.D.
Harvard University
1973 - 1977
Sc.B. - Sc.M.
Brown University
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