Dr. Isabella Sanders, Ph.D.

Dr. Isabella Sanders is an assistant professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy, where she also serves as associate director of the Systems Design & Analysis Center.

Her current research focuses on creating supply chain innovations using methodologies in operations research, geographic information systems and strategic management, with applications in food and defense. 

Before coming to West Point, Dr. Sanders completed her graduate education at the Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a doctorate in industrial engineering, a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science in operations research and a Master of Science in geographic information sciences and technology. She earned her undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), receiving a Bachelor of Science in mathematics with minors in ancient and medieval studies and management science.

Dr. Sanders has worked for the U.S. Army’s DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center in Huntsville, Alabama, conducting supplier risk analysis. She has been recognized for her research, service and scholarship, receiving the Food Research Distribution Society’s Outstanding Graduate Research Award, the AASHTO GIS-T Student Paper Award and the Byron Hanke Fellowship. 

She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has served in leadership positions in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. 

Dr. Sanders was a four-year Division I rower at MIT and now serves as one of the volunteer head coaches for the West Point men’s crew team.