Jason Kra, Ph.D., is President at Li & Fung, where he leads factory-direct, wholesale, licensing, owned-brand, and distribution-import businesses serving retailers across North, Central, and South America. With more than three decades of experience in global apparel sourcing, logistics, and distribution, he oversees large, multi-country supply networks spanning Asia, Africa, and the Americas and is a member of Li & Fung’s senior leadership councils. Prior to joining Li & Fung, Dr. Kra founded and built Foreign Resources Corporation (FRC) into a leading apparel design and sourcing company with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, focused on factory-direct production for major North American retailers. FRC’s 2012 acquisition by Li & Fung created one of the group’s most successful trading platforms, recognized for sustained growth and a diversified country portfolio. Dr. Kra holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from American University’s Kogod School of Business, a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in supply chain management from Florida Atlantic University, and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. His doctoral research focuses on investment and country-selection decisions in apparel supply chains, examining risk, resilience, and performance across multi-country sourcing strategies. In addition to his executive responsibilities, Dr. Kra serves as an adjunct professor of supply chain management at American University and Florida Atlantic University, where he teaches graduate-level courses in supply chain, logistics, and strategic operations. He is an active contributor to executive education and has been invited to speak and teach at institutions such as MIT Sloan, as well as at major industry forums including NRF Retail’s Big Show, Sourcing Journal’s Global Outlook, and ISM World, addressing topics such as nearshoring, digital product creation, decarbonization, and supply chain transformation. Dr. Kra also serves on boards and advisory councils, including the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) board and the Kogod School of Business Advisory Council, helping to bridge practice, policy, and scholarship in global trade and supply chain management. He is a long-time licensed pilot with advanced ratings, and he often draws on aviation principles of risk management and systems thinking to inform his leadership approach in complex global operations.