Supply chain management professor awarded Fulbright Distinguished Chair position

The Harbert College of Business is dedicated to producing research that advances the academy, extends business thought and shapes best practice. Longtime retail supply chain researcher Brian Gibson, Wilson Family Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Supply Chain Innovation at the Harbert College of Business, will have the opportunity to do that on an international scale.

Gibson was awarded the Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics for 2020-21 in Helsinki, Finland, at the Hanken School of Economics. He will co-instruct two graduate courses and devote time to researching the omnichannel supply chain practices of Finnish retailers and work with the faculty on development of distance learning courses.

“Being selected for the Fulbright chair is a great honor as it recognizes my body of work in research and teaching over a 25-year academic career,” said Gibson, who has been at Auburn since 1999. “It’s humbling to be invited by the Hanken School leaders to teach their students and work with their faculty. My Fulbright experience will generate international visibility for our supply chain management program, create collaboration opportunities for our faculty, and promote greater awareness of the Harbert College of Business.

The Fulbright program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program and is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright grants are a reflection of scholastic leadership and contributions to society and are made possible through funds appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress and, in many cases, by contributions from partner countries and private parties.

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