Surya D. Pathak

Surya Pathak is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the University of Washington, Bothell School of Business, with a PhD in Interdisciplinary Management of Technology from Vanderbilt University (2005). His research focuses on supply chain management through the lens of complex adaptive systems and network theory.

• PhD: Interdisciplinary Management of Technology, Vanderbilt University (2005)
• MS: Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2001)
• BE: Industrial Electronics Engineering, Pune University (1999)

His research explores:

• Supply network dynamics under risk and uncertainty
• Policy design frameworks for large-scale networks
• Sustainability implications in networked supply chains
• Diffusion of lean practices via complexity theory
• Interfunctional interfaces (marketing-finance-operations)
• Agent-based simulations and reliability-based design optimization

Recent work includes NSF-funded research on technical networks and environmental performance. Publications span Decision Sciences, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Awards include multiple MBA Faculty of the Year recognitions and NSF grant contributions.

• 2017: Nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award with Technology
• 2016: Inducted as Research Collaborator at IIM Bengaluru
• 2010: $311,205 NSF grant

He teaches courses like Introduction to Operations Management and Quantitative Business Methods, and serves as Area Coordinator for Operations Management and Information Systems.