Clifford F. Gray is professor emeritus of management at the College of Business of Oregon State University. He holds a BA in economics and management from Millikin University, an MBA from Indiana University and a doctorate in operations management from the University of Oregon. A member of the Project Management Institute since 1976 and a founder of its Portland chapter, he is the co-author, with Erik W. Larson, of the textbook Project Management: The Managerial Process, published by McGraw-Hill and translated into several languages.