Charles Fine

Charles Fine is the Chrysler Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management and concurrently serves as CEO, President, and Dean of the Asia School of Business (ASB) in Kuala Lumpur since 2015. He holds an AB in Mathematics and Management Science from Duke University, MS in Operations Research, and PhD in Business Administration from Stanford University.

His research focuses on supply chain strategy, value chain roadmapping, and operations management in fast-clockspeed industries such as automotive and aerospace. He has pioneered frameworks for strategic innovation, entrepreneurial operations, and urban mobility systems. Key contributions include the concept of 'clockspeed' in industry dynamics and co-authoring Clockspeed (1998) and Faster, Smarter, Greener (2017).

Fine co-directs MIT Sloan’s Driving Strategic Innovation executive program with IMD, Switzerland. He previously served on the board of Greenfuel Technologies, a biotech startup he co-founded. His work has been published in top journals like Management Science, Production and Operations Management, and Interfaces.

Recent research highlights include analyzing unintended consequences of automated vehicles and exploring supply chain strategies for market expansion through O2S (Online-to-Store) models. He advises global corporations on supply chain resilience, value chain design, and innovation scaling.