{"id":9979,"date":"2024-08-06T16:40:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/larry-strauss\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:48:56","slug":"larry-strauss","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/larry-strauss\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Strauss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__standard-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns profile__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__left-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"profile__image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Larry Strauss\" style=\"object-fit:contain\" class=\"wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/StraussLarry.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"profile__contact profile__contact--api wp-block-amp-profile-contact\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n  <h5>Contact<\/h5>\n  <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--email\">\n        <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n        Email\n      <\/h6>\n      <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">\n        <a href=\"mailto:straussl@bu.edu\" itemprop=\"email\">\n          straussl@bu.edu        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"profile__contact-buttons\">\n              <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/OM_Strauss_Larry_CV.pdf\">\n            Download CV\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lawrencestrauss\" itemprop=\"url\">\n            Visit Website\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--office\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n          Office\n        <\/h6>\n        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"workLocation\">\n          548F        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--bu\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px\">\n            Boston University <br \/>\n            Questrom School of Business\n          <\/h6>\n                        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"address\">\n                Rafik B. Hariri Building <br \/>\n                595 Commonwealth Avenue <br \/>\n                Boston, MA 02215\n              <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/aside><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__right-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Larry Strauss<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-amp-profile-position\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, Operations and Technology Management\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-amp-profile-bio\">\n\t<p>VP Supply Chain with 35+ years\u2019 experience working in the life sciences &#8211; both in industry and as a management consultant &#8211; for medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching experience includes teaching undergraduate and graduate Operations &amp; Supply Chain Management courses over the past 9 years.<\/p>\n<p>Professional experience includes: setting Supply Chain strategy and establishing, managing, and improving the entire Supply Chain for clinical-stage biotech and medical device companies. Significant experience building Supply Chains from the ground up, including developing and implementing Planning systems, Sourcing strategies, and Distribution strategies. Significant experience managing contract manufacturers (CMOs\/CDMOs), and leading teams that have selected, negotiated contracts with, and transferred operations into contract manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced at improving Supply Chain performance and building out teams and systems to support the business\u2019 broader objectives. Hands-on experience managing and improving Planning, S&amp;OP, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, RFPs and Contract Negotiations, Warehouse and Logistics operations. <\/p>\n<p>Member of Tech Ops and CMC teams. 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