Matthew A. Waller is dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, where he also serves as the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair and a professor of Supply Chain Management. He was the recipient of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Distinguished Service Award in 2020 and is the former co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Logistics. In addition to his work in academia, Matt is a board member of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and was co-founder of Bentonville Associates Ventures and co-founder of Mercari Technologies. He also is co-author of The Definitive Guide to Inventory Management, Purple on the Inside: How J.B. Hunt Transport Set Itself Apart in a Field Full of Brown Cows, Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain Management: A Toolkit for Practical Implementation, and The Dean’s List: Leading a Modern Business School.