Thomas J. Goldsby

Dr. Thomas J. Goldsby is the Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation Professor in Business, Professor of Logistics, and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Logistics at The Ohio State University. Dr. Goldsby is a recognized thought leader and authority on the topic of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He has published more than 50 articles in academic and professional journals and serves as a frequent speaker at academic conferences, executive education seminars, and professional meetings around the world. He is co-author of several books, including: Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational Success (J. Ross, 2005), Global Macrotrends and Their Impact on Supply Chain Management (Financial Times Press, 2013), The Definitive Guide to Transportation (Financial Times Press, 2014), and Logistics Management: Enhancing Competitiveness and Customer Value (MyEducator, 2015). He delivered a course on Business Operations for The Great Courses’ Critical Business Skills series in 2015, which continues to rate as a bestselling Nonfiction/Business title at audible.com.

Dr. Goldsby has received recognitions for excellence in teaching and research at Iowa State University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Kentucky. He is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Logistics, the top academic journal in the field. Dr. Goldsby has supervised more than 100 Lean/Six Sigma supply chain projects with industry partners, chaired several Ph.D. dissertations, and served as an investigator on five federally funded research projects, with grant proceeds in excess of $3 million. He has conducted workshops and seminars throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In his spare time, Dr. Goldsby competes as one of the top masters (over-40) runners in America for distances between the mile and the marathon.