Dr. Kent has been the Vietnam Central Government‘s Strategic Advisor. He is also a Supply Chain Diplomat for My Thuy International Port (MTIP) in the Province of Quang Tri and policies related to Free Trade Zones (FTZs). He has been well-known for his diplomacy in logistics, explicating what the U.S. and China should do to resolve the trade conflict. Dr. Kent also perceives Vietnam’s strategic role in the Global Value Chain (GVC).

Dr. Kent was a Senior Fellow at the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations. He was also a Clinical Professor and Director of the Supply Chain China Initiatives and Supply Chain Management Research Centre Director at Sam M. Walton College of Business. Dr. John Kent obtained a Ph.D. in Logistics and Marketing from the University of Tennessee, an MBA in International Business from the University of Dallas, and a BS in Computer Science and Management from Henderson State University.