Panel Discussion: Navigating Supply Chain Resilience in an Era of Uncertainty

Vicki Clark has been teaching and developing courses in Marketing, Supply Chain, Management, and International Business for over 11 years. She currently teaches as an Adjunct for John Brown University, Bryan College, Bethel University, and Ohio Christian University, and holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Marketing from Liberty University.

Prior to academia, she worked in Supply Chain for over 30 years across Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial firms, and a quasi-government agency. Dr. Clark began as a transportation analyst and went on to serve as Managing Director of an international freight payable company, Regional Trade Compliance Manager for the Americas, Contract Manager, and Program Manager. She is also a Licensed Customs Broker and Six Sigma Green Belt.

She is a member of the Association for Supply Chain Management, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and the Christian Business Faculty Association.

A native of East Berne, New York, Nathan has had a dual career in business and military service. He is the author of Stukent's courseware, "Advanced Supply Chain: Strategic Concepts and Case Studies."

In business, Nathan began at McKinsey before cofounding Aulera, Inc., a venture-backed B2B SaaS firm acquired in 2022. He joined Blue Institute Labs as Director of the BLUE Excellerator and now consults for Hidden River Group, advising governments on innovation ecosystems and startups on supply chain and distribution strategies.

In the military, Nathan has served 20 years in the U.S. Navy across active duty and reserves aboard nuclear-powered fast attack submarines. He taught in the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Training Program and as an NROTC Instructor at MIT, and currently commands the Submarine Force Reserve Expeditionary Maintenance Unit in Groton, CT.

Nathan holds degrees from MIT, Old Dominion, Auburn, and The New School. He is happily married and a proud father!

Lisa has a unique perspective on the Millennial generation, which she gained through her work as a marketing professor and coffee bar owner. Lisa has developed strategy for a variety of products and services, and she finds her greatest joy in the "ah-ha!" moment when her research and strategy collide and products and services succeed. To relieve stress, she spends time with her two active children, runs as fast and as far as time will allow, does CrossFit with some of her former students, and rolls on the mats with a great coach for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She loves learning new things, and the more active they are, the better!