Prof. Dr. Daniel Reich obtained a BS from Columbia University in New York and a PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Arizona, after which he spent two years as a visiting research assistant professor at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez School of Business in Santiago, Chile. Prof. Dr. Daniel Reich joined the faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School as a tenure track assistant professor in September 2018, prior to which he spent seven years at Ford Motor Company. He joined Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering division as an operations research analyst. Prof. Dr. Daniel Reich was later nominated for a rotational leadership program, through which he held managerial positions in manufacturing, marketing, product planning, and information technology. He was then promoted to analytics group manager. During his years at Ford, Prof. Dr. Daniel Reich published several peer-reviewed articles, was awarded patents, trade secrets, internal and external technical awards, and received multiple community awards for service.