Dr. Arie Schinnar is Principal and Director of the Data/Risk Analysis Practice at Exponent, Inc. He is a former faculty member at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he directed research and taught economic and statistical analysis of business, government and litigation problems. Dr. Schinnar has a diverse consulting portfolio in globalization of business, corporate governance, executive compensation, and corporate performance management. In these engagements he has applied managerial economics and operations research methods to improve the deployment of human resources, supply chains, market competition, health care, and government services. Before joining Exponent, Inc., Dr. Schinnar was a Principal Consultant at William E. Wecker Associates, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master in Architecture from SUNY at Buffalo, and Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.