Burak S. Ayata is currently employed as Regional Director by Kuehne + Nagel in North America, and has over 20 years of industry experience in various positions. Ayata holds AA in Liberal Arts, a BA in Economics & Finance, a MBA degree in Marketing & E-business, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management & Global Innovation Management from Stevens Institute of Technology. Ayata is a featured speaker at several conferences, and presented several research seminars in various Universities. Ayata has been teaching Innovation and Change Management, Global Fashion Supply Chain, Fashion Retail Management in LIM College, New York.