Ana Rosado Feger

Ana Rosado Feger is the Chair of the Management Department and holds the O’Bleness Associate Professorship in Operations Management at Ohio University's College of Business. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT, followed by an M.S. in Industrial Management and a Ph.D. in Management from Clemson University. Her research focuses on intra-firm supply chain processes, management support systems, information processing in organizations, quality management, and innovative management education techniques. She has over two decades of industry experience, including roles at Polaroid Corporation, Hitachi Electronic Devices, and St. Jude Medical CRMD, where she addressed technical and operational challenges in manufacturing and healthcare sectors.

Her publications span topics such as lean management adoption in global contexts, RFID system cost-benefit analysis, leadership's impact on project success, and creative pedagogy using Dr. Seuss narratives. She received the John and Marion Plossl Dissertation Fellowship (2008) from the APICS Foundation. As a leader in operations education, she emphasizes bridging theoretical and practical business challenges through interdisciplinary approaches and technology integration.

Her career trajectory reflects a unique blend of industrial engineering expertise and academic rigor, with contributions to both academic journals and industry-relevant research. She advocates for cross-functional strategic alignment in manufacturing and has explored sustainability initiatives in agricultural value chains. Her work bridges technical operational systems with human-centric management practices.