Ralph Asher

Ralph Asher is the founder of Data Driven Supply Chain LLC, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based consultancy working at the intersection of supply chain and decision science. Since 2021, Ralph and his team have used AI, decision science, and data science to build advanced supply chain models and advise clients on tough supply chain decisions around network design, inventory, and forecasting.

Ralph previously spent six years at Target, where he designed the groundbreaking last-mile e-commerce sortation center network, and two years at General Mills, where he designed supply chains for international acquisitions.

In addition to leading Data Driven Supply Chain, Ralph is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, currently serving with the Marine Innovation Unit. He also is an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas (St Paul, MN) in the Opus School of Business. Ralph holds a BS in Physics from Valparaiso University, and a MS in Operations Research from Florida Institute of Technology. He lives in the Minneapolis area.