Penn State Names Director of Center for Supply Chain Research

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Donna Palumbo-Miele has been named the new executive director of the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

Palumbo-Miele was selected following a national search and will succeed Steve Tracey, who will continue as a professor of practice within the Supply Chain and Information Systems Department. Palumbo-Miele began her tenure Aug. 26.

As executive director of the Center for Supply Chain Research, Palumbo-Miele will be charged with managing all aspects of the center’s operations, building the reputation and presence of CSCR with corporate executives and expanding the Smeal College of Business teaching and research programs in the supply chain discipline.

With more than 12 years’ experience as an adjunct professor, Palumbo-Miele will also assume an academic teaching role. Additionally, she will work to engage Smeal faculty and students, particularly those in the SCIS Department, in the activities of the center.

Palumbo-Miele brings deep expertise from across the supply chain, as founder of Concordia Supply Chain Group, and with leadership roles at notable companies including EY, The Walt Disney Company, Johnson & Johnson and Bloomberg L.P.

She serves the supply chain community by providing her leadership as vice chair of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals board of directors and will be the 2025 CSCMP board chair.

She has been published in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management and recognized for her impact as a “Top 10 Woman in Supply Chain” by Warner Communications. She holds a bachelor’s in logistics from Penn State, an MBA from the University of Tampa and a doctorate in organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She also earned a supply chain and logistics institute certification from Georgia Institute of Technology.

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