Professor Haksz is a faculty member of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Sabanci School of Management, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey and an affiliate member of the Regent's Centre for Transnational Studies, Regent's College, London, UK. His current research focuses on risk intelligence, supply chain risk management, supply chain/energy contracts, supply chain networks on the Silk Road, climate change/weather/water risk, creativity and improvisation. His previous books include Managing Supply Chains on the Silk Road: Strategy, Performance, and Risk (with S. Seshadri and A. V. Iyer, 2011) as well as Global Perspectives: Turkey (with M. akanyildirim, 2012). He is a consultant for national/international firms as well as government organizations.