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Grisselle Centeno, Ph.D.

  • Professor of Supply Chain and Analytics
  • Lyons Endowed Chair in Logistics
  • MS in Analytics Director
Grisselle Centeno

Grisselle Centeno is the David P. and Constance W. Lyons Endowed Chair in Logistics and a Professor of Supply Chain and Analytics and at the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she earned her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering (IE) from UPR in Mayagüez and her master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Centeno’s academic journey started at the University of South Florida and more recently she served as Professor of Data Science and Director of the Health Systems Engineering Center at Florida Polytechnic University. Her research and teaching interests include optimization-based modeling applied to service industries including healthcare, education, transportation, and entertainment. Centeno served as an Industrial Engineer and Advanced Analytics Consultant for Disney for over 14 years. She has also consulted for multiple healthcare organizations including Moffitt Cancer Center, Lakeland Regional Health and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital among others. She has been recognized for her innovation in teaching and her efforts to promote women in STEM initiatives. Dr. Centeno currently serves as the Principal Investigator of a multi-institutional research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation that focus on the ethical identity of STEM professionals. In June 2022, she was inducted as an IISE Fellow, which recognizes outstanding leaders that have made significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial engineering profession.