international operations board

The International Operations Board (IOB) coordinates IISE's efforts on global opportunities, works to increase the number of international members and helps promote the recognition of industrial engineers globally. The North American Operations Board (NAOB) develops policy and provides strategic direction for the effective operation of IISE's regions and chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico. 

International Operations Board Chair
Senior Vice President - International Operations, 2025-2028
Yu Ding
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

Asian Region Vice President (Region 15), 2025-2028
Fugee Tsung
Chair Professor
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong

China Assistant Vice President (Region 15), 2025-2027
Xi Zhang
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Peking University
Beijing, China

Korea Assistant Vice President (Region 15), 2025-2027
Heeyoung Kim
KAIST Endowed Chair Professor
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Central/South American Region Vice President (Region 16), 2025-2028
Danny Navarrete
Director Continuous Improvement/Associate Professor Industrial Engineering
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)
Quito, Ecuador

Europe Region Assistant Vice President, European Operations (Region 23), 2025-2027
Fabio Sgarbossa
Professor of Industrial Logistics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Trondheim, Norway

Middle East Assistant Vice President (Region 21), 2025-2027
Hakan Butuner
Associate Professor in Engineering Management Graduate Program 
TED University
Ankara, Turkey

IISE Headquarters Representative
Kathy Gamboa
Director of Membership
(770) 349-1104

Staff Liaison
Amy Straub
Membership Coordinator
(770) 349-1115