Dr. Ponce holds the pivotal role of Director of Online Education at MIT, Center for Transportation & Logistics. She leads the MITx MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management. In this capacity, she leads a dedicated team and manages the delivery of the five massive MITx courses in Supply Chain Management, as well as the Comprehensive Final Exam that constitute the MicroMasters curriculum. These courses have globally reached tens of thousands of students across open enrollment from over 190 countries, demonstrating her experience in leading a significant global educational program.

Dr. Eva Ponce also serves as the Director of the MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab within the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, where she conducts her work as a Research Scientist. Her research primarily explores the transformation of supply chains in the omnichannel era, emphasizing actionable insights for retailers and manufacturers navigating the complexities of e-commerce growth and mobile technologies. She guides companies in redesigning their e-commerce fulfillment strategies and adapting to the impact of technological advancements and automation. Additionally, Dr. Ponce spearheads research initiatives focused on sustainable practices, specifically in Circular Supply Chains, Reverse Logistics, and Closed-Loop Supply Chains.

Currently, Dr. Ponce is leading an innovative research line in Omnichannel Education at MIT, which is transforming supply chain management education around the world. Dr. Ponce and her team received in 2018 the Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education. Dr. Ponce has over twenty years of experience in teaching and research in supply chain management and quantitative models for industrial engineering. She teaches courses in eCommerce and Omnnichannel Fulfillment, Sustainable Supply Chains, Digital Supply Chains, and Supply Chain Management at the Master's, Ph.D., and Executive Education levels. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Management Program at Harvard Extension School. In 2008, she received her tenure as an Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management and Logistics at the School of Industrial Engineering of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM).

Dr. Ponce received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid in 2002. Her dissertation received two awards with special distinction. In 2000, she was granted a pre-doctoral research stay in the Hass School of Business, University of California, and in 2011, she was a visiting professor at MIT CTL. She joined MIT CTL in 2016. She has an active publication record, including journal papers, conference proceedings, and refereed abstracts.

Dr. Caplice serves as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) where he is responsible for the planning and management of the research, education, and corporate outreach programs for the center. He created and currently serves as Director of the MITx MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management – the very first MicroMasters credential ever offered. In 2018, he was awarded the MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning, the Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education, and the MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award.

Dr. Caplice was selected as the first Silver Family Research Fellow in 2016 in recognition of his contribution to supply chain education and research. Also in 2016, he received the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Distinguished Service Award.

He is also the founder and co-director of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. His primary research is in all aspects of freight transportation to include combinatorial procurement auctions, robust planning, portfolio management, performance metrics, and infrastructure design.

In addition to his work at MIT, Dr. Caplice is currently the Chief Scientist for DAT Freight & Analytics, the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America with over $120 billion in market transactions. In this role, he pioneered the concept of freight rate modeling that became Chainalytics Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) and is now part of DAT. He leads the development and deployment of innovations and insights into the transportation industry to include the monthly FMIC Pulse Signal Report and the bi-weekly Freightvine Podcasts.

Prior to joining MIT, Dr. Caplice held senior management positions in supply chain consulting, product development, and professional services at several companies to include Logistics.com, SABRE, and PTCG. As part of PTCG/SABRE, he led the team that pioneered the concept and use of optimization-based procurement throughout the transportation industry.

Chris received a Ph.D. from MIT in 1996 in Transportation and Logistics Systems. His dissertation on Optimization Based Bidding for Transportation was selected as the winner of the Council of Logistics Management (CLM) Doctoral Dissertation Award and received an Honorable Mention in the 1996 Dissertation Award sponsored by the Transportation Science Section of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Prior to receiving his PhD, Dr. Caplice taught at the Virginia Military Institute for two years and served five years in the Army Corps of Engineers, achieving the rank of Captain. His writing has appeared in numerous academic and business journals and publications. In addition to his PhD, he earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).