Wantao Yu is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Roehampton Business School. Previously he worked at the University of Kent, University of East Anglia and Buckinghamshire New University. He has experience in teaching operations and supply chain management modules and supervising students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

His current research interests include big data analytics for operations and supply chain management, supply chain integration, sustainability in operations and supply chains, retail operations and logistics, and innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

His work has been published in journals such as International Journal of Operations & Production Management, British Journal of Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Production Planning & Control, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Business Strategy and the Environment, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, and Decision Support Systems.

He was included in Stanford University's list of the world top scientists for citation impact during the single calendar year 2020 and 2019.