Dr. Christopher Tang

Class of 2024-25

Distinguished Professor
Holder of the Edward Carter Chair in Business Administration
Anderson School of Management
University of California, Los Angeles

Christopher Tang is renowned for his pioneering work in global supply chain management, focusing on resilient supply chain management and supply chain risk management. His research has influenced the fields of operations and business management, emphasizing the importance of developing robust and adaptable supply chains in an increasingly globalized economy.

Tang received his Ph.D. from Yale University.

At UCLA, he serves as the senior associate dean of global initiatives and the director of the Center for Global Management at the Anderson School of Management.

Tang is a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Manufacturing and Service Operations Society and the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS). He is also an inaugural fellow of the Responsible Research in Business and Management Network.

Tang has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential researchers, ranking in the top 1% based on Web of Science citations.

He has authored or co-edited eight books, more than 30 book chapters and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles. His work on resilient supply chain management is widely cited and has received best paper awards from INFORMS and POMS. He wrote one of the top 10 Google Scholar Classic Papers in operations research for 2017.

He is the editor-in-chief of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management; a department editor for Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Service Science, and IISE Transactions; and an associate editor for Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management and the Journal of Operations Management.

Tang will collaborate with faculty and students in the Mays Business School.