Dr. Carlos Mena is the Nike Professor of Supply Chain Management at Portland State University. The focus of his research is the impact of supply chain management practices on economic, social and environmental performance. He has more than 25 refereed publications to his name, and his work has appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of Supply Chain Management and the Journal of Business Logistics. Dr. Mena has also published two books; Leading Procurement Strategy (2018; 2014) and Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains (2010). Prior to joining PSU, Carlos worked for Michigan State University (USA) and for Cranfield University in the UK.
Dr. Mena received his Engineering Doctorate and MSc in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick (UK). He also holds a BEng in Industrial Engineering from the Iberoamericana University in Mexico.