Robert Phillips is an American entrepreneur, academic and author. He was previously director of marketplace optimization sciences at Uber.[1] He is also founder of Nomis Solutions, a Silicon Valley company specializing in pricing science and practice for financial institutions.[2][3] Previously, he was professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School and director of Columbia University’s Center for Pricing and Revenue Management.[4][5] Phillips is author of the book Pricing and Revenue Optimization, a textbook on revenue management (also called yield management) and pricing optimization tactics.[2] He was also co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management.[6]

Robert L. Phillips
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University and Washington State University
Occupation(s)Founder, Nomis Solutions
Years active25
Notable workPricing and Revenue Optimization (2005); The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management (2012); Pricing Credit Products (2018).

Phillips earned a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University and has undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Washington State University.[7] Prior to starting Nomis Solutions, Phillips was chief technology officer of Manugistics. He also was founder and chief executive officer for Talus Solutions, which was acquired by Manugistics in 2000 and chief executive officer of Decision Focus Incorporated, a management consulting company.[7][8] He was elected to the 2014 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[9]

Selected publications

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  • Phillips, R., (2020) Pricing and Revenue Optimization. 2nd Edition. Stanford University Press.
  • Ozer, O and Phillips, (eds.) (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Phillips, R., (2018). Pricing Credit Products. Stanford University Press.

References

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  1. ^ "LinkedIn". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gregory Arroyo (February 2008). "Laser-targeted lending?". F&I and Showroom. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "INFORMS honors Nomis Solutions Dr. Robert Phillips with M&SOM Best Paper Award". Digital Pro Sound. January 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "SymphonyIRI's Robert Holston joins Columbia University's Center for Pricing and Revenue Management advisory board". Business Wire. October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Columbia University and IRI to hold second annual executive education program on pricing analytics". Business Wire. October 2, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Ozalp Ozer; Robert Phillips. "The Oxford handbook of pricing management". Oxford Handbooks. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Robert L. Phillips". Columbia Business School. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Sergio G. Non (September 21, 2000). "Manugistics tops 4Q estimates, unveils Talus acquisition". CNET. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  9. ^ Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved 2019-10-09