Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D. is a founding Senior Partner with Chain Connectors, Inc., an Atlanta-based supply chain consulting firm specializing in overall supply chain strategy, transportation strategy, technology, returns management and training. He has been in the logistics field for over 20 years both in industry with Accenture, Kimberly-Clark, Apple Computer, and CSC Consulting as well as in academia as a professor at both Auburn University and the University of Tennessee.
He has significant experience in leading strategy and operations projects in many areas of supply chain management including overall supply chain strategy, supply chain organizational development, transportation strategy and negotiations, import/export operations, supply chain technology/software, distribution network design, inventory strategy, and returns management. Dr. Norek has consulted for firms including Lowe’s, SAP, amazon.com, Accenture, Office Depot, Cingular Wireless, The Sports Authority, Party City, Chatsworth Products, Tremco Group, Aramark Uniform Services, Malt-O-Meal Companies and Medicis.
Dr. Norek has been active in publishing for journals in the field including Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management Review, Logistics Quarterly (LQ), DC Velocity, and ASCET. He is on the editorial advisory board of Logistics Quarterly (LQ) and DC Velocity and is an outside reviewer for the Journal of Business Logistics. He is also on the faculty of the Masters in International Intermodalism program at Denver University as well as Georgia Tech’s Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) program.
In addition, he is a frequent speaker for many organizations and university executive development programs including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP—formerly the Council of Logistics Management), National Strategic Shipper Transportation Council (NASSTRAC), and Georgia Institute of Technology. He is currently the Education Chair and second Vice President for NASSTRAC as well. Dr. Norek holds a B.S. in Business Logistics from Penn State, an M.B.A. with a concentration in logistics and transportation from the University of Tennessee, and M.A.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University in logistics and transportation.

