Prof. Thomas J. Goldsby

Professor, James A. Haslam, II Chair of Logistics
The University of Tennessee Knoxville

Professor Thomas J. Goldsby is the James A. Haslam, II Chair of Logistics at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Evansville, M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky, and Ph.D. in Marketing and Logistics from Michigan State University.

Goldsby is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Logistics and former Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Journal. He serves as the Faculty Director for the Global Supply Chain Institute at the Haslam College. His research interests include logistics strategy, supply chain integration, and the theory and practice of lean and agile supply chain strategies. He has published more than 90 articles in academic and professional journals and serves as a frequent speaker at academic conferences, executive education seminars, and professional meetings. Professor Goldsby is co-/author of five books: Logistics Management: Enhancing Competitiveness and Customer Value (2015), The Definitive Guide to Transportation (2014), Global Macrotrends and Their Impact on Supply Chain Management (2013), Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational Success (2005), and The Design and Management of Sustainable Supply Chains (forthcoming). Goldsby is a recipient of multiple best paper awards and he has received recognition for excellence in teaching at Iowa State University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Kentucky. In 2019, he was recognized as a “Rainmaker” by DC Velocity magazine and received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from Supply Chain Leaders in Action (SCLA). Goldsby 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.

Goldsby has supervised more than 100 Lean/Six Sigma supply chain projects with industry partners, chaired seven Ph.D. dissertations, and served as an investigator on five federally funded research projects, exceeding $3.5 million in grant proceeds. In his spare time, Goldsby competes as one of the top masters (over-40) runners in America for distances between the mile and the marathon.