Fellow, Global Supply Chain Institute

University of Tennessee

Department of Supply Chain Management

Michael H. Burnette is a Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI) Fellow at the University of Tennessee. Burnette comes to the University of Tennessee after a 33-year career as a Supply Chain executive at Procter and Gamble. Most recently, Mike was the P&G Global Supply Chain leader for Skin Care (2+ billion dollar Olay brand) and P&G Global Supply Chain Leader for Hair Care (4 billion dollar Pantene and Herbal Essence brands). Mike’s supply chain leadership and expertise include: supply strategy/design, manufacturing, logistics, innovation, platform management, acquisitions, and human resources.

Currently, Burnette teaches supply chain courses at the University of Tennessee and leads the GSCI Applied Research program (white papers) as well managing other GSCI projects in the Advanced Supply Chain Collaborative. Additionally, Mike is a supply chain consultant and speaker.

He has co-written/published over thirty GSCI supply chain white papers including: “Talent – Our Most Important Resource,” “Platform Life Cycle Management Best Practices”, “Supply Chain Integration Strategy”, “End-to-end Supply Chain Synchronization Strategy Best Practices” and “Advanced Supply Chain Planning Leading Edge Practice. Mike is the co-author of the “Supply Chain Game Changers” book published in 2015 and has written articles for multiple supply chain journals.

Mike has been married for 40+ years to his wife, Sherri. They have 3 sons: Matt (P&G logistics), Tom (P&G manufacturing), and Scott (P&G manufacturing).