Akhilesh Misra (AK), MS, MBA, CSSBB

Akhilesh Misra (AK), MS, MBA, CSSBB has over 25 years of experience in supply chain, reverse logistics, materials, and business systems. Akhilesh began their career in 1993 as a Research Assistant at Iowa State University. In 1995, they moved to SAG Environmental as a Project Manager. In 1997, they joined the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality as a Program Manager - Air Quality Permitting and Senior Engineer - Air Quality Permitting. In 2001, they joined Jabil as a Snr Supply Chain Analyst. In 2002, they were promoted to Materials Manager. In 2004, they joined Motorola (Symbol) as Director of Materials. In 2006, they returned to Jabil as Global Snr Director of Materials & Business Systems, Global Director, Materials & Business Systems, and Regional Director of Materials & Business Systems. In 2014, they moved to Amazon Lab126 as Snr Manager, Reverse Logistics for Digital Products. In 2016, they joined NCR Corporation as VP, Supply Chain Transformation & Enablement. In 2021, they joined CLIP as Director, Supply Chain.

Akhilesh Misra (AK) began their education in 1987, when they obtained a B Tech in Engineering from Agriculture Technology Jobs. Akhilesh then attended Iowa State University from 1993 to 1995, earning an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In 2000, they completed an MBA in Supply Chain Management & Information Technology from Arizona State University. Additionally, AK holds an ASQ Black Belt certification from ASQ.