Faculty

Profile

José P. Chan is a senior retail executive, entrepreneur and PT Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. He has been on the Parsons faculty for 15+ years. Concurrently, he has worked in the retail and apparel sector over 20+ years with LVMH, Richemont and Roberto Cavalli. He is the VP of Planning & Outlets and a member of the executive leadership team for LVMH brand Loro Piana in North America. Additionally, he is a Founding Team Member and was VP Business Development and Advisory Board Member of Celect, an award winning retail technology firm that leverages machine learning in order to optimize inventory. The firm was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology when he was a graduate student there and works with large, well-known brands/retailers. It raised series A, B and C funding rounds in Silicon Valley and New York. Nike, Inc. acquired Celect in August 2019. José has held senior management positions reporting to CEOs and has extensive international management experience in buying, marketing, merchandising, planning, predictive analytics and has run retail store networks with P&L responsibility. He is an MIT Sloan Fellow.

José has been invited to lecture on Retailing at various industry conferences and numerous universities including: Columbia University (CBS), Cornell University (Cornell Tech/FSAD), Fashion Institute of Technology (GFM), Harvard University (HBS), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), New York University (Stern), The University of Chicago (Booth), The University of Navarra (IESE), Parsons School of Design, The University of Rochester (Simon), XRC Labs and Fashion Group International (FGI). In addition, he is a mentor at XRC Labs, New York Fashion Tech Lab. A native New Yorker, Chan is fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and has working knowledge of German.

Degrees Held

Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MS Management of Technology 

Sloan Fellow in Innovation and Global Leadership

University of Rochester | MBA Finance 

Cornell University | BS Management 

Fashion Institute of Technology | AAS Design

Additional Studies

Harvard Business School | Graduate Coursework

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology | Graduate Coursework

Recent Publications

Chan, J.P. (June 2017). PP 12-15. Using Predictive Analytics to Meet Customer Expectations. Retrieved from Journal of Corporate Renewal http://www.tmajcr.org/journalofcorporaterenewal/june_2017/?pg=1&pm=2&u1=friend

Chan, J.P. (May 2017). Overcoming Inventory Allocation Obstacles in an Omnichannel World. Retrieved from Sourcing Journal https://sourcingjournalonline.com/overcoming-inventory-allocation-obstacles-omnichannel-world-cc/

Research Interests

Technology, Retail, Entrepreneurship, Management, Design

Portfolio

LVMH

Fashion Made Interview | Right Product, Right Place, Right Time

Sourcing Journal Radio Interview | Data Dilemma

Turn Around Management Association Article | Using Predictive Analytics to Meet Customer Expectations

Swedish Radio Interview | Min 11:00