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Hossein Zarei

Hossein Zarei

Lecturer in Business Strategy, Coventry University
Dr. Hossein Zarei is Lecturer in Business Strategy at School of Strategy & Leadership, Coventry University. In 2014, he was one of the six candidates that were awarded by the European Union the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate (EMJD) Fellowship for Industrial Management. He holds two PhDs, one in Management, Economics & Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (2018) and the other in Industrial Management from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2020). He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK, and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from Coventry University (2021).

Hossein conducts research at the intersection of humanitarian logistics and sustainable supply chain management where he addresses the question: "How can humanitarian supply chains be more socially and environmentally sustainable?". His research results have been published in top supply chain and business management outlets and have been highly cited by other researchers. He has been collaborating with prestigious humanitarian organizations such as International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) as the project leader for several research and consultancy projects since 2015.

Libya floods: why cash is the best way to help get humanitarian aid to people affected by disasters

Sep 18, 2023 05:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The heavy rainfall that hit Libya during Storm Daniel caused two dams and four bridges to collapse in the coastal city of Derna, submerging most of the city in floodwater and claiming thousands of lives. As you watch...

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