John N. "Jack" Little is an

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and the CEO and co-founder of

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and a co-author of early versions of the company's

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product. He is a Fellow of the

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and a Trustee of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He holds a

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in Electrical Engineering from the

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(1978), and a

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from

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(1980). He is the son of the academic John D. C. Little.PROFILES IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH - DSpace@MIT
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on mathworks.com.

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