Kevin O'Marah
Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research

As Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy.

Kevin launched AMR Research’s PLM practice, and is a seminal author on PLM, having been included in over 100 articles defining the application's footprint, business impact, and market dynamics. He has also contributed to the firm’s definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.

Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on supply chain projects in a variety of industries including telecommunications, semiconductors, and chemicals. As a vice president at Oracle Corporation, Kevin focused on supply chain and product data management strategy. He spent several years with Gemini Consulting, now part of Ernst & Young (GCE&Y), working with manufacturing companies on supply chain and product strategy. He worked with Mercer Consulting in London and Company Assistance Limited in Warsaw earlier in his career.

A graduate of Boston College, Oxford University, and Stanford Business School, Kevin frequently speaks at industry events and executive conferences, where he is noted for his dynamic and engaging style. He is a widely published author and has been quoted in numerous business publications including The Financial Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal.

• Supply Chain Top 25 Predictions: Who Will Rise and Who Will Fall?
• Six Reasons To Worry About China in Your Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Gains Drive Productivity Growth
• Supply Chain and Top-Line Growth: Building a Better Business Case
• Sustainable Supply Chains Depend More on Hope Than Fear
• Supply Chain Gets a Promotion
• The Supply Chain Top 25: Don't Call My Baby Ugly!
• Infrastructure and the Global Supply Chain: It's What You Don't See 'Til It Breaks