MANDELL BELLMORE earned his doctoral degree in operations research from The Johns Hopkins University in 1965, and immediately after, joined the faculty in the Department of Operations Research. Prior to joining the faculty, he was a member of the technical staff of the MITRE Corporation, where he served as a consultant to the joint chiefs of staff.
Throughout his time at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Bellmore mentored many students, including John Malone. As Dr. Malone’s thesis advisor, Dr. Bellmore supported and guided him, leaving an impression on Dr. Malone that would last for years to come.
After seven years on the faculty at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Bellmore became director of research and development at Block, McGibony and Associates and became the firm’s president in 1973. The company provides administrative and general management consulting services. Under Dr. Bellmore’s leadership, the firm became one of the first to apply statistics to clinical quality improvement in hospitals. After serving as president for over 30 years, Dr. Bellmore retired and founded Bellmore & Associates, a private consulting firm, where he has been a principal since 2009.
Throughout Dr. Bellmore’s career, he has served on numerous task forces and committees including the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice’s Science and Technology Task Force and the United States Department of Defense’s Project ACORN. Additionally, he was an ad hoc advisor to the secretary of health and mental hygiene for the State of Maryland and the Baltimore County Police Department, in addition to being a board member and trustee of the Jemicy School in Owings Mills, Maryland and Southeastern University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Bellmore lives in Pikesville, Maryland with his wife, Carol. They have two children and four grandchildren.