Joy Olabisi received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2003. In 2005, she earned her master’s in industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, where she later earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering in 2009. 

Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Joy was an Associate Professor of Management at the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where she was also appointed as Director of the M.S.and B.S. in Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) programs. While at RIT, Dr. Olabisi taught courses in the areas of organizational behavior, high-performance teams, and negotiations. During her time at RIT, she also served on several college and institute-wide committees as an active participant in developing and implementing policies for faculty and students, including serving as a Faculty Senator, African American Latin American and Native American (ALALANA) Faculty Advisory Council member, as well as on the Women of Color Advisory Board. Dr. Olabisi’s research interests focus on organizational learning, knowledge management, and community-oriented entrepreneurship within emerging markets, with an emphasis on embeddedness and networks.  

Dr. Olabisi is an Honor Roll for Responsible Research in Business and Management award recipient as well as a member of the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network, where she received a grant to study post-pandemic immigrant entrepreneurial activity. She is passionate about mentoring and empowering students to access educational and workforce opportunities and in her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.