Yossi Sheffi

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he researches and teaches at MIT, both at the MIT School of Engineering and at the Sloan School of Management.

He is the author of several scientific publications and books, including "Urban Transportation Networks: Equilibrium Analysis with Mathematical Programming Methods" (1985) and eight management books: "The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage" (2005); "Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth" (2012); "The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected" (2015); "Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not to)" (2018); "The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19" (2020); and "A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World" (October 2021).

In 2022, Sheffi co-authored "Strategic Planning for Dynamic Supply Chains: Preparing for Uncertainty using Scenarios" with Professors Shardul Phadnis and Chris Caplice. His most recent work is "The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, AI, & the Future of Work" (2023), where he explores the evolving landscape of supply chains in the age of artificial intelligence.

Under his leadership, the Center has launched many new educational, research, and industry/government outreach programs, leading to substantial growth. He is the director of MIT's Master of Engineering in Logistics degree which he founded and launched in 1998. In 2003, he launched the MIT-Zaragoza program, building a new logistics university in Spain based on a unique international academia, government, and industry partnership. Additionally, under Sheffi’s leadership, MIT CTL launched the MITx MicroMasters program in supply chain management in 2016, which has enrolled over 350,000 learners from 196 countries.

Outside the university, Sheffi has consulted with numerous government agencies as well as leading manufacturing, retail, and transportation enterprises worldwide. He is also an active entrepreneur, having founded or co-founded five successful companies. Recognized as a global expert in his field, Sheffi is a life fellow of Cambridge University’s Clare Hall College and has received the 1997 Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.