The subject of supply chain risk is high on the agenda of business executives today. Many companies bear scars of past disruptions, including a spate of natural disasters over the past decade. But they haven’t necessarily given the subject the full attention it deserves, especially in the age of COVID-19.

In this conversation with SupplyChainBrain Editor-in-Chief Bob Bowman, Atul Vashistha, founder of Supply Wisdom, talks about the role of risk leaders and their increased value and influence due to COVID-19. He also proposes a big step forward in corporate awareness, in the form of a risk operations center (ROC).