Bruno Silvestre

Dr. Bruno Silvestre is the Associate Dean (Strategic Partnerships & Administration), the Director of the Transport Institute and Professor of Supply Chain Management at Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. Previously, he worked as an Associate Professor and the Chancellor's Research Chair in Sustainable Supply Chain & Innovation Management in the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Winnipeg. Prior to that, Dr. Silvestre worked as an Adjunct Professor and Research Associate at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, and as a Research Scholar at SPRU, University of Sussex, UK. 

Dr. Silvestre's research mainly focuses on two interconnected streams. The first research stream is related to sustainable supply chain management, and more specifically why and how supply chains incorporate sustainability (i.e., environmental and social) aspects into their business practices. The second stream is related to how supply chain players collaborate, collectively learn and innovate toward enhanced supply chain operational, financial, environmental and social performance.

Dr. Silvestre's research has been published in top-tier business journals and has been cited widely (please check his Google Scholar profile above). His research has appeared in journals such as the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Cleaner Production, Business Horizons, Production Planning & Control, Technovation, Organization Studies, and others. He currently serves as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Sustainability (among others), and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cleaner Production, Management and Operations Review, RAUSP Management Journal and the Brazilian Journal of Operations and Production Management. Dr. Silvestre has taught extensively in the areas of operations management, supply chain management and sustainability at all levels (i.e., undergraduate, MBA, EMBA, Msc, Ph.D.) at top schools in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, and Israel.

In addition to his academic work, Dr Silvestre has 13 years of industry experience prior to joining the academy. His experience has been in manufacturing/operations/supply chain management, business development and project management in the energy, mining, manufacturing and high-tech industries.