William B. Rouse

Dr. Rouse’s many contributions to SERC research include reports on systems engineering analytics, model-centric engineering, methods for integrating requirements, and policies to develop STEM talent. He also helped SERC launch the Acquisition Innovation Research Center. He has authored several books applying systems engineering to a range of topics, including Understanding and Managing the Complexty of Healthcare, Economic Systems Analysis and Assessment, People and Organizations: Explorations of Human-Centered Design, Essential Challenges of Strategic Management, and Don’t Jump to Solutions.

Career Highlights

• Retired as a professor from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University
• Chaired the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.
• Filled the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chair at Stevens Institute of Technology and directed the Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises