Justin Bateh is an award-winning professor with 21 years of experience in business, education, and consulting. He teaches operations, statistics, and strategic management courses. Justin has been recognized with 8 distinguished awards for excellence in teaching and instruction. He has published 2 books and 15+ papers in peer-reviewed journals and has been cited by other scholars over 600 times. News media often seek Justin for expert interviews on a broad range of business, supply chain, and economic topics.

Justin completed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Florida. He also received an MBA from Nova Southeastern University, an MS in operations management from the University of Arkansas, a doctorate in business administration (DBA) from Walden University, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in operations management from the University of Sunderland. He completed a post-graduate specialization in applied statistics from Penn State University. Justin is also a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).

As CEO and Senior Consultant for Paramount Strategy Firm, he trains leaders and organizations to achieve operational excellence, develop a culture of continuous improvement, and use analytics to foster data-driven decision-making. He also helps with the facilitation and development of strategic plans. He has worked with executives and managers from numerous organizations, including Walmart, Verizon, Amazon, Pearson, UPS, Wiley, Cengage, Medtronic, US Department of Health, CSX, USPS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Crowley Maritime, US Air Force, US Navy, Novartis, FedEx, McKesson, and many others. Justin was appointed Courtesy Research Professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Before becoming an academic practitioner, Justin spent twelve years in various management roles at InforMED, including Chief Operations Officer (COO), overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations to deliver medical education programs to over 800,000 physicians and healthcare workers nationwide and large entities such as the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic. He also served for seven years as a lead instructor for the Jack Welch Management Institute, training Fortune 500 managers & leaders to help their organizations excel in operational excellence and strategy.

Recognized by peers and industry experts alike, Justin currently serves as a subject matter expert, trainer, and project manager to corporations, universities, public and private companies, nonprofits, media outlets, and textbook publishers.