Shay Scott (B.S., M.S., MBA, and PhD from University of Tennessee) is Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, widely recognized as one of the top programs globally for supply chain management. Shay also serves as visiting faculty at Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Prior to joining the University of Tennessee, Scott led the Americas International Logistics organization at Dell where he had responsibility for Dell's outbound supply chain from the US to points throughout the world. Dr. Scott holds a US patent for innovative logistics processes developed and implemented globally as a part of this project.

He has studied, worked, and traveled in 50 countries on six continents.