Sedat Cevikparmak, Ph.D.

Sedat Cevikparmak

Dr. Sedat Cevikparmak currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at NATO Veterans Initiative – NAVI. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1997, specializing in Nuclear Engineering and Foreign Area Studies (FAS) with a focus on the Middle East and served as a military officer in the Turkish Army from 1997 to 2016, culminating in his final assignment at the International Military Staff – NATO HQ in Brussels. After concluding his military service, he pursued a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management at the University of North Texas, completing his studies in 2020. He currently serves as the Chair and Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at DeSales University. Maintaining an active research agenda, Dr. Cevikparmak has made significant contributions to academic journals.  His research consistently centers around the exploration of underlying behavioral mechanisms influencing supply chain decisions. Personally, he is married to Suna and is the proud parent of two children.

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