S. Alex Yang
Professor of Management Science and Operations; Chair, Management Science and Operations Faculty
BS (Tsinghua) MSc (Northwestern) PhD MBA (Chicago)
Alex's research sits at the interaction of supply chain, digital technology, and finance. Applying data science and economic modelling methods, his work centres on two primary themes: (i) coordination of operational and financial decisions in supply chains, including trade credit, supply chain finance, and FinTech; and (ii) the governance and operations of digital technologies, encompassing innovations in platform governance and the value chain of Artificial Intelligence. He has published extensively in top management and finance journals and holds editorial positions at several prestigious international academic journals.
Alex has advised, consulted for, and collaborated with companies in China, Europe, and the United States, and has served as an international consultant to the Asia Development Bank, specialising in supply chains and technology.
An award-winning teacher, Alex teaches across MBA, EMBA, and executive programmes, with a diverse portfolio spanning data science, digital technology, value chain management and innovation, business resilience, FinTech, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity and digital trust. Drawing on his research and industry collaborations, he has authored teaching cases based on companies in China, Europe, India, and the United States.
Beyond academia, he actively engages with the wider public through popular media, with his insights featured in major news outlets including Bloomberg, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, and The Washington Post, as well as through interviews with the BBC, CNBC, and The New York Times.
Awards and honours
Best Paper Award, The 15th International Conference for Chinese Scholar Association for Management Science and Engineering (2023)
London Business School Best Teacher Award for EMBA Programmes (2021)
Chang Jiang Scholar, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China (2021)
Best Paper Award, The International Conference on Smart Finance (2021)
MSOM iFORM (Interface of Finance, Operations, and Risk Management) SIG Best Paper Award (2020)
HKU-Fudan IMBA Teaching Award (2019)
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Meritorious Service Award (2016–2019)
Management Science Meritorious Service Award (2013)
Katherine Dusak Miller Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2009–2010)
INFORMS Future Academician Colloquium (2008)
Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2005–2009)
Walter Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University (2003)
Tsinghua Toshiba Fellowship (2001, 2002)
Tsinghua Freshman Fellowship (1999)
Academic and professional experience
Professor, Management Science and Operations, London Business School (2024–)
Associate Professor, Management Science and Operations, London Business School (2017–2024)
Assistant Professor, Management Science and Operations, London Business School (2010–2017)
Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong (2018–2019)
Guest Co-Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Special Issue in OpsFinTech (2019–2023)
Associate Editor, Management Science (2025 -)
Senior Editor, Production & Operations Management (2022–)
Associate Editor and Guest Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2019–)
Associate Editor, IISE Transactions (2017–2024)
Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics (2019–)
Teaching portfolio
Our teaching offering is updated annually. Faculty and programme material are subject to change.