Dr. Mani is an Associate Professor of Business Administration with deep expertise in global supply chains. In addition, she is a Visiting Associate Professor at SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University for Fall 2025 and a Senior Research Fellow in the Mexico Program at Inter-American Dialogue. Her research focuses on how supply chain imperatives drive operational decisions across key sectors, including automotive, electronics, energy, tech, pharmaceuticals, and retail. Her work highlights how businesses within these supply chains will respond to specific market constraints and regulations. Some of her research topics include examining the impact of trade policies on national competitiveness and the resilience of critical supply chains, as well as developing energy-transition pathways for both industrialized and less-developed economies. Dr. Mani collaborates with industry and policymakers to assess the impact of recent legislative efforts and ESG standards on the supply chain and evaluate the trade-offs associated with local policies, national security, and global objectives. Dr. Mani was a Franklin Fellow at the Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Office of International Labor Affairs. She is also a member of the working group tasked with developing sustainability standards for the textile and apparel sector at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and an Expert Advisor to the working group on Critical Minerals Supply Chain for the Ripples of Hope Project at the Miller Center.