Dr. Tang is University Distinguished Professor and the holder of the Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration at the UCLA Anderson School.

Chris has published 5 books and over 100 research articles in various leading academic journals, and he has written articles for Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and The Guardian. He is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards including UCLA (university-wide) Distinguished Teaching Award in 2012. In 2011, he received the Institute of Operations and Management Sciences (INFORMS) lifetime fellow award and the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) lifetime fellow award. In 2015, he received the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society (M&SOM) lifetime fellow award. He served as President of Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) in 2014, and now serves as Editor-in-Chief of Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM).

Chris received his B.Sc. (First class honours) from King’s College, University of London, M.A., M.Phil, and PhD from Yale University.