Rafael Escamilla holds the position of Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He specializes in retail supply chains within emerging markets, employing field experiments and econometric techniques to investigate the factors that impact supply chain decision-making. Rafael’s academic background includes a joint PhD degree from Tilburg University and Kuehne Logistics University, a Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from MIT, a Master of Science from the Université de Technologie de Troyes, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. Rafael has taught courses on topics such as Logistics, Causal Inference, Supply Chain Strategy, Data Science, Research Methods, and Project Management. His work has received support from industry collaborations, and he has conducted research as a visiting scholar at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania