Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz is the Executive Director of the MIT Supply Chain Management Master Programs, a #1 worldwide-ranked MIT degree that allows learners innovative educational paths in the supply chain domain, embracing the MIT experience. Dr. Saenz also serves as the director of the MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab. She explores and quantifies how fast-evolving digital technologies and AI reshape E2E supply chains and identifies the new opportunities behind Human-AI collaboration. The Lab applies quantitative research methodologies to assess how data-driven ecosystems create value.
Dr. Saenz, as a senior lecturer at MIT, teaches various courses at the Master's and Executive Education levels on digital transformation, supply chain management, AI-driven supply chains, and human-AI collective intelligence. Regarding her education, Dr. Saenz is certified in Leadership for Senior Executives and Participant Centered Learning by Harvard Business School. She received Cum Laude and the Outstanding Doctoral Award for her PhD in Manufacturing and Design Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, where she previously obtained her MSc in Industrial Engineering, while she also studied Mathematics Sciences for several years. In 2003, she received her tenure as Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Zaragoza. In 2004, she founded the research institute MIT Zaragoza Logistics Center as Professor, and she has also served the Center as its Executive Director. She was also the Director of the Spanish Center of Excellence in Logistics. Dr. Saenz is a strategic advisor of startups and has also led various international research projects for the European Commission, as well as for companies on Supply Chain Management innovation, such as Dell, J&J, L’Oreal, Maersk, Coca-Cola Femsa, Mondelez, P&G, Carrefour, DHL, Leroy Merlin, or Caterpillar. She is co-author of more than 100 publications, including books and articles in leading international Journals. Her knowledge transfer work has received 20 awards, and her research was cited in the media, including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, WSJ, Forbes, Financial Times, and Supply Chain Management Review. She has interacted with business leaders as a guest keynote speaker in more than 15 countries.
Publications: https://digitalsc.mit.edu/publications/
