20+ yr SCM pro. BSc (Summa Cum Laude) & MBA holder. Pursuing PhD at Claremont on SCM Sustainability. Led key projects at Intel. APICS CSCP certified. Taught at ASU & WSU. Passionate about students & family.

Expertise Areas: Entrepreneurship, IT Strategy and Innovation, IT Supply Chain Interface, Service Innovation, Supply Chain Mgmt & Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chain Mgmt, Venture Capital.

Faculty Assoc Thunderbird School of Global Management

Villena's research focuses on how companies engage their global supplier network to achieve economic, environmental and social outcomes.

As a Ph.D. student in Sustainability, my research interests focus on sustainable purchasing strategies, internal stakeholder engagement in sustainability, and the effectiveness of sustainable procurement practices.