Dr. John T. (Tom) Mentzer is Executive Director of the UT Demand & Supply Integration Forums and holds the Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of Tennessee.

Dr. Mentzer has written more than 180 papers and articles, which have appeared in national and international professional journals and conference proceedings. To m has also authored or co-authored seven books and serves on the editorial review boards of numerous journals.

Dr. Mentzer was recognized in 1999 as the most prolific author in the Journal of Business Logistics and in 1996 as one of the five most prolific authors in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

His research focuses on the contribution of logistics and marketing to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage; the application of computer decision models to logistics, marketing, and forecasting; and management of the sales forecasting function.

He is a Past President of the Council of Logistics Management (now Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) and was recipient of its Distinguished Service Award in 2004.

He is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Sheth Foundation and served on the Board of Directors of the American Marketing Association Foundation. He was formerly President of the Academy of Marketing Science and is presently Chair of the Board of Governors of that organization. In addition, he is a Distinguished Fellow the Academy of Marketing Science -a distinction granted to fewer than 40 scholars worldwide. Dr. Mentzer was awarded the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award in 2001.

Dr. Mentzer has conducted numerous programs and workshops for various segments of the business and government communities. He has served as a consultant for over 100 corporations and government agencies, including AT&T, Coca Cola, Du Pont Corporation, Exxon, Federal Express, General Mills, General Motors, Harley-Davidson, Hershey Corporation, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Motorola, Nestle USA, Nike, Pfizer, Philips Consumer Electronics, SeaLand, Sony, Weyerhauser and Whirlpool, to name a few.

He is on the boards of directors of several corporations, and previously worked for General Motors Corporation.

Dr. Tom Mentzer