Howard Raiffa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Howard Raiffa

American academic

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1924

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2016

Profession: university teacher, statistician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Howard Raiffa (; January 24, 1924 – July 8, 2016) was an American academic who was the Frank P.
Ramsey Professor (Emeritus) of Managerial Economics, a joint chair held by the Business School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
He was an influential Bayesian decision theorist and pioneer in the field of decision analysis, with works in statistical decision theory, game theory, behavioral decision theory, risk analysis, and negotiation analysis.
He helped found and was the first director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.