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Willy Shih is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration. His expertise is in manufacturing, product development, and supply chains, and he has written or co-authored numerous cases and teaching materials in industries ranging from semiconductors, information technology, consumer electronics, aerospace, transportation equipment, manufacturing processes... read moreand tools, and intellectual property.
Prior to coming to HBS in 2007, Willy spent 28 years in industry at IBM, Digital Equipment, Silicon Graphics, Eastman Kodak, and Thomson SA. He worked in product development and manufacturing in a wide range of areas including computer systems, scientific instruments, semiconductors, digital cameras, optical discs and software systems.
Reporting to him have been major manufacturing operations in the United States, China, Ireland, Japan, and Mexico, as well as global sales and marketing operations. He has led the building of billion dollar revenue businesses.
Willy is on the Board of Directors of Nextracker LLC, a maker of smart solar tracker solutions. He is a member of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness reporting to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, as well as the Industrial Advisory Committee working on the CHIPS and Sceince Act for Commerce. He has two S.B. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Life Member of the IEEE.