The Decision, Risk & Operations division is pleased to announce the addition of one faculty member, Nicolas Stier who received his PhD from MIT in 2004. Professor Stier teaches the core course Managerial Statistics. His research focuses on the study of decentralized systems, including their design, coordination of users, and incentives. Professor Stier's research articles have appeared in various journals such as Operations Research and Mathematics of Operations Research, two of the flagship journals of his profession.