Ruth Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman OBE is a British specialist in operations research (OR). she is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, where her role is to create links between academics and OR practitioners, and also practises as a consultant.

Education Kaufman has a B.A. (1974) in mathematics and social sciences from the University of Sussex. She was a co-founder of the society's Pro Bono OR scheme, launched in 2013.

Other activities Outside work she was chair for five years to 2014 of Woman's Trust, a charity supporting women in London who face domestic violence.

Recognition In 2011 she was made a Companion of OR, an award "for sustained support and encouragement for the development of Operational Research".

In the 2016 New Year Honours she was appointed OBE "for services to Operational Research".