Biography

Dr. Gervais Tchoutan is an airline executive with experience in Finance, Supply Chain and Procurement. He currently serves as a Senior Manager of Procurement for United Airlines. His portfolio includes Information Technology and non-IT professional services. He was previously the head of Aircraft Component Procurement, which included flight simulators, landing systems, avionics, etc. Earlier in his carrier, he was a Financial Planning and Analysis leader, supporting various division, including IT and Supply Chain.

Gervais has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Statistics and Economics, and a MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

In his research, Gervais aims to explore innovation and optimization of processes in Supply Chain Systems.