Steven Adler

Adjunct Faculty

OPIM

---

Education/Professional Certification

• M.S., Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
• B.S., Ancell School of Business, Western Connecticut State University

Professional Focus & Study

• Strategic Sourcing
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain Risk Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Organizational Leadership

Courses Taught at UCONN

• OPIM 5112: Strategic Sourcing

Biography

Steve Adler, is a partner with The Edmund Group, a business advisory firm, leveraging his 20 years of managed care experience with some of the top 10 market cap healthcare companies (i.e., Humana, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare) supporting clients across payer, provider, supplier and private equity.  Steve’s advisory focus is within both Enterprise Risk Management and Supply Chain Risk Management in areas of program strategy, design and implementation, due diligence, risk identification, regulatory readiness, crisis management and business intelligence.

Presentations/Publications

• 2025 Healthcare Security Summit Topic – Emerging Supply Chain Risks in Healthcare
• 2025 Optimizing Supplier Oversight with Risk Intelligence; Supply Chain Management Review
• 2023 Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) Topic – S./China Decoupling – Supply Chain De-Risking & Opportunities within ASEAN
• 2022 National Conference of Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) Topic – Building Confidence in Managing Supply Chain Risk

Steve serves on the Operations Information Management (OPIM) faculty supporting our Supply Chain Management Graduate Program.