R.F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr., Ph.D.

Rick Shangraw, Senior Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development for Arizona State University, oversees a $225 million research portfolio for all four ASU campuses. Rick has overall responsibility for research administration, strategic research initiatives, research publications, research space allocations, and economic development activities.

Rick's research includes areas such as project risk and uncertainty, decision support systems, and managerial decision making. For the past two years, he has led the Decision Theater at Arizona State University, where he has combined visualization, simulation, and collaboration to address complex issues facing our communities. He holds an appointment with ASU's School of Public Affairs within the College of Public Programs.

Prior to joining ASU, Rick was the founder and CEO of Project Performance Corporation (PPC), a research and technology consulting firm specializing in environmental, energy, and information management issues. Clients included the US Department of Energy, US Department of Defense, US Department of Homeland Security, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Interior, and Fortune 500 companies. Under Rick's leadership, the firm grew to more than $30 million in annual revenue with 160 full-time professionals. During his tenture, PPC received the "Inc. 500 Award" for being one of the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the United States.

Prior to PPC, Rick held a tenure-track appointment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.

Rick has a B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and a Certificate in Environmental Studies from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University; and a Ph.D. from the Maxwell School with a specialization in Technology and Information Policy and Organization Design.