In Conversation with... Professor Yossi Sheffi
Professor Yossi Sheffi is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. He is the author of a textbook and four award-winning management books. His sixth book, “The New Abnormal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19” came out on October 1, 2020. Check his book out here: https://amzn.to/3hAhwdy.
Under his leadership, MIT CTL has launched many educational, research, and industry/government outreach programs, including the MIT SCALE network involving six academic centers around the world. In 2015, CTL launched the on-line Micromasters program, enrolling 350,000 students in 196 countries.
Outside the institute, Dr. Sheffi has consulted with numerous organizations. He has also founded or co-founded five successful companies, all acquired by large enterprises.
Dr. Sheffi has been recognized in numerous ways in academic and industry forums and won dozens of awards.
He obtained his B.Sc. from the Technion in Israel in 1975, and Ph.D. from MIT in 1978.
For more information on Prof. Yossi Sheffi, please visit: http://sheffi.mit.edu/