Larry Wigger, PhD, MS-SCM, MBA, LEED AP
Futurist, Researcher, Author, Educator, Facilitator, Leader...
Professional Orientation
My professional identity is shaped by an interdisciplinary background spanning industry, teaching, and scholarship. I bring a systemsoriented
perspective to my work, informed by practical experience and a deep respect for institutional contexts.
Values and Commitments
I value intellectual curiosity, ethical engagement, and respect for diverse perspectives. I am committed to fostering environments in which
students and colleagues feel supported, challenged, and encouraged to grow. Across roles, I emphasize integrity, transparency, and a
willingness to learn from failure.
Long-Term Perspective
At UMKC, I see my role as contributing to a resilient academic community that prepares students for complex, evolving professional
landscapes while advancing knowledge that serves the public good. My teaching, research, service, and administrative activities are
mutually reinforcing expressions of this commitment.
Biography
I have served on full-time faculty at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City, since 2015. My
appointment is as Teaching Professor of Supply Chain Management, with a secondary appointment as Faculty Director of Accreditation,
Assessment, and Data Reporting. I hold a PhD in Economics, with a co-discipline in Public Affairs and Administration, and Field
Certifications in Industrial Organization and Monetary Theory, a Master of Arts in Economics, and a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
from UMKC, a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and a general MBA from Elmhurst University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business
Administration from William Jewell College. With over twenty years of progressive and varied management experience, my expertise
includes the full range of supply chain management activities, strategic leadership in multiple business start-ups, as well as operations,
project, and program management. These activities have included consultancy and at-risk construction work for major global petroleum,
retail, and hospitality clients and three years of post-earthquake construction projects in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
