Bruce Judd, a Lecturer in the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department, has been an educator and management consultant since 1971. He is a partner in Strategic Decisions Group, a strategy consulting firm known for its expertise in strategic decision-making, risk management, and value-based leadership.

As a management consultant, Dr. Judd has served dozens of clients in the public and private sectors. Typical corporate assignments range from developing new business strategies to transforming the decision-making culture of several Fortune 50 companies. In the public sector he specializes in high risk decision-making, such as determining foreign compliance with arms-control treaties or evaluating the effectiveness of security systems to prevent theft of nuclear weapons and materials.

He is Managing Director of SDG’s Executive Education practice, which helps SDG’s clients to build internal capabilities to support strategic decision-making. He develops and delivers courses in the “hard science” of decision-making such as decision analysis, portfolio management and spreadsheet modeling. He does this also on the “softer” side of decision consulting, with courses on team leadership, advanced facilitation, and decision leadership. He also develops and delivers courses for the Stanford Center for Professional Development’s certificate program in Strategic Decision and Risk Management.