Robert Fox - After a 13 year partnership with Eli Goldratt, which included co-founding the Goldratt institute and serving as its President, in 1993 Robert Fox established The TOC Center (now Viable Vision). He is widely viewed as one of the world's leading experts on TOC and continuous improvement processes. To honor his contributions, the Fox Award for Operational Excellence was established in 2006 and is given annually to two companies that have converted internal improvements into sustained growth in revenue and profits. He has authored The Race, The Theory of Constraints Journal and numerous articles on operations improvement. He has worked with hundreds of leading companies around the world. A former partner with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, he has held a variety of positions in industry, ranging form foreman to General Manger. Mr. Fox holds degrees from Notre Dame and Carnegie Mellon University.