Elena Belavina

Elena Belavina is an associate professor at the SC Johnson College of Business. She collaborates with startups, established companies, and public agencies to study issues of sustainable urban transportation, food waste, grocery retail, and supply chains. Her recent research has examined how the grocery industry’s structure and pricing policies influence food waste, the environmental impact of online grocery shopping, and the design of bike-share systems. Professor Belavina has also studied sustainable sourcing, relational contracts, and supply network design, including the role of supply chain intermediaries. Methodologically, her research involves holistic analysis of logistic and economic systems, as well as econometric analysis of large data sets to advise on system improvements and policies.

Prior to joining Johnson, Professor Belavina was on the faculty of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and earned a Ph.D. from INSEAD as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.