Margaret A. Kidd

Department Chair for Logistics & Supply Chain Management San Jacinto College

Margaret A. Kidd is a recognized authority in global trade, maritime logistics, and supply chain management, with a career that spans academia, industry leadership, and strategic advisory roles. In 2024 alone, her insights reached more than 3.1 billion people across 455 media outlets worldwide, underscoring her influence as one of the field’s most trusted voices.

Kidd currently serves as the Department Chair for Logistics & Supply Chain Management at San Jacinto College, where she leads the institution’s pioneering Bachelor of Applied Technology in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, the first program of its kind offered by a Texas community college. Positioned as a high‑impact solution to the region’s growing workforce needs, the program emphasizes real‑world import and export principles that prepare students for careers in trade compliance, analysis, and global logistics operations.

Kidd spent nearly nine years at the University of Houston, where she built one of the region’s largest and most respected supply chain programs. Before returning to San Jac, she served as President of the Houston Maritime Center & Museum, successfully launching its new home at the East River development.

Beyond academia, Kidd serves on multiple influential boards and committees, including the Energy Industries Council’s North & Central America Regional Advisory Board, TxDOT Maritime Division’s Project Scoring Committee, the Editorial Review Board for Breakbulk Magazine, and as a special advisor to the Board of Trustees of the Houston Maritime Center & Museum. Through these roles, she connects students directly to a broad network of industry partners and emerging opportunities across the supply chain sector.