Education
University of Chicago.
University of Chicago.
Orr received his Bachelor in Mathematics and Physics in 1960 from Wichita State University, and his Master of Arts in Philosophy in 1963 from the University of Chicago. Orr started his career as Director of Information Systems at the State of Kansas in 1970. In 1973 he founded his own firm Ken Orr & Associates, which he directed until 1985.
He was Professor at the School of Technology and Information Management of the Washington University in Saint Louis, where he directed its Center for the Innovative Application of Technology.
Since 1988 he is President of the Ken Orr Institute. Since 2000 he is also working as Senior Consultant at Cutter Consortium, and for some other companies.