Prof. Jonathan Opata is an emerging expert in Government Procurement and Supply Chain Operations. He worked with several institutions, such as the Ridge Regional Hospital-Ghana, the Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration, (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport), the Baltimore City Bureau of Procurement (Maryland Law Department, Baltimore Convention Center). He is known for developing winning proposals and providing leadership in building high performance teams.

Prof. Opata teaches Operations & Supply Chain Management courses at George Mason University, Southern New University, Northern Virginia Community College, Montgomery College. He frequently contributes to thought leadership in international and regional publications on subjects related to government procurement, public private partnership, emerging economies, supply chain innovation, and wise pivots. Prof. Opata has been on speaking panels at various major events such as the Australian Government Procurement Conference in Sydney-Australia, the U.S Government Procurement Conference-Washington DC, the U.S Department of Treasury- Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the National Contract Management Association-NCMA, annual meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund- Washington DC.