Christopher Mejía Argueta is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics with 20 years of experience turning complex supply chain challenges into practical solutions across 20+ countries. His work helps companies and governments improve efficiency, resilience, market access, and competitiveness, particularly in emerging markets.
At MIT’s Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab (EMeL), Dr. Mejía leads applied research with organizations across industries, translating data and operational challenges into actionable logistics and supply chain strategies. His work spans last-mile and retail operations, agrifood supply chains, first-mile mapping and optimization for minerals, energy and fibers, and global transportation.
His research connects markets, customers, infrastructure, and logistics. He develops route-to-market strategies that respond to changing purchasing patterns, optimizes distribution and last-mile operations, and designs transportation networks that connect producers and businesses in the Global South with global markets. A key focus is creating competitive advantage while addressing persistent challenges such as food waste, malnutrition, income disparity, and limited market access through scalable business models, logistics solutions, and sustainable policies.
Dr. Mejía is Director of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network, spanning centers in the U.S., Spain, Colombia, the U.K., and China. He also leads the MIT SCALE Network for Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together 50+ academic and corporate partners to develop high-impact research and education initiatives with companies, governments, universities, and communities. He is also Director of MIT’s Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG), an executive program serving outstanding professionals from emerging market economies.
He holds an M.Sc. and PhD in Industrial Engineering from Monterrey Tech, Mexico, both earned summa cum laude and among the top 1% of students. He is author and editor of three books on supply chains and logistics in emerging markets, including Reaching 50 Million Nanostores: Retail Distribution in Emerging Megacities, which pioneered the documentation of logistics and distribution strategies for micro- and informal retailers in emerging economies.
Dr. Mejía serves as Associate Editor of Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (Elsevier), sits on the INFORMS steering committee for Contemporary Operations for Developing Economies (CODE), and served as President of the POMS Latin America and Caribbean chapter (2022–2024). His work combines research rigor with real-world impact, helping organizations make better decisions where supply chains are most complex, and where better logistics can make the greatest difference.