Dr. Harvey Donaldson

Biography

Harvey Donaldson joined the Georgia Tech general faculty in 1998 and served as the Managing Director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Logistics Institute from 1998 to 2010. He held the position of Associate Chair for International Industry Programs at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering from 2006 to 2010, where he led educational research partnerships in countries like China, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Panama, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. In 2010, he spearheaded the development of a new M.S. degree program in supply chain engineering, involving curriculum design, student recruitment, and industry sponsorship. Prior to Georgia Tech, Mr. Donaldson spent 16 years at the United States Postal Service in various executive positions, including Assistant Senior Vice President of Operations Support and Director of Operations Research Technology Planning. He served on the transition team of Postmaster General Albert Casey and received an executive achievement award for his contributions to restructuring the Postal Service’s technology acquisition strategy. Mr. Donaldson also worked as a consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation and International Paper Company. He earned a master’s degree in management from MIT and has been actively involved with the Capstone Engineering Society at the University of Alabama, where he was recognized as a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 1989.

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