The Honorable William J. Clinton 42nd President of the United States
William Jefferson Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992, and again in 1996—the first Democratic president to be awarded a second term in six decades. Under his leadership, the United States enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. President Clinton’s core values of building community, creating opportunity, and demanding responsibility resulted in unprecedented progress for America, including moving the nation from record deficits to record surpluses; the creation of over 22 million jobs—more than any other administration; low levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime; and the highest home ownership and college enrollment rates in history.
His accomplishments as president include increasing investment in education, providing tax relief for working families, helping millions of Americans move from welfare to work, expanding access to technology, encouraging investment in underserved communities, protecting the environment, and promoting peace and strengthening democracy around the world. President Clinton previously served as the Governor of Arkansas, chairman of the National Governors’ Association, and Attorney General of Arkansas. As former chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, he is one of the original architects and leading advocates of the Third Way movement.
After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation (www.clintonfoundation.org) with the dual mission of constructing and endowing the Clinton Presidential Center and continuing the work of his presidency. The mission of the Clinton Foundation is to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. To advance this mission, the foundation is focused on four critical areas: health security, with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS; economic empowerment; citizen service; and racial, ethnic, and religious reconciliation. The William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Park opened in Little Rock on November 18, 2004.
The Clinton Foundation works principally through partnerships with like-minded individuals, organizations, business, and governments who share its mission. For example, President Clinton serves as Honorary Co-Chair of the Club of Madrid, which is an organization dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world by drawing on the unique experience and resources of former heads of state and government of democratic nations.
And in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Gujarat, India, President Clinton helped found the American India Foundation, which is dedicated to accelerating social and economic change in India by connecting communities and resources across the United States and India. In addition, President Clinton serves as Co-Chair of the Families of Freedom Fund with Senator Bob Dole, which has raised $100 million in scholarship money for families of those killed on 9/11. Most recently, President Clinton accepted the role of UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Relief.
Gilles Bouchard has worldwide responsibility for HP's global business operations, including a $50B supply chain and all customer-facing operations.
Bouchard's organization has a charter to drive operational excellence throughout HP on a global basis. The team focuses on defining and applying supply chain best practices and streamlining business processes.
Bouchard, who first joined HP in 1989, most recently served in a dual role as chief information officer and head of Global Operations. As CIO, he oversaw HP's IT strategy and all of the company's IT assets, and implemented programs to simplify HP's IT infrastructure.
Previous to that, Bouchard served as senior vice president of operations in the company's Imaging and Printing Group. While there, he demonstrated the value of combining IT and business operations into a single entity to both increase efficiencies and improve effectiveness through new business capabilities.
During HP's merger with Compaq, Bouchard was in charge of merging the two companies' supply chains, maintaining business continuity while helping to deliver more than $2.5B in cost savings. In 2001, he was vice president and general manager of HP's Business Customer Operations. Prior to that, Bouchard was general manager for the HP Pavilion Home PC business in the Americas. Under his leadership, the HP Pavilion PC line achieved the No. 1 sales position in the United States.
Bouchard holds a Master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an engineering degree from École Centrale in Lyon, France.
Stu Reed is executive vice president of Motorola's integrated supply chain organization, which includes all manufacturing facilities, procurement, customer fulfillment centers and strategic sourcing.
Reed joined Motorola in April 2005 with a mission to transform the company's supply chain into a competitive advantage. Prior to that, he spent more than 20 years at the IBM Corporation, capping his career there as vice president of worldwide manufacturing for IBM's integrated supply chain. In this role, he was responsible for all hardware and software manufacturing and engineering for the $96.5 billion company.
Reed served as a key thought leader and implementer among the team of senior executives who transformed IBM's supply chain operations over five years. Prior to this role, Reed was vice president of systems and software products, with responsibility for manufacturing operations for the company's systems and software groups.
Before his roles in IBM operations, Reed served as vice president of strategy, process and information technology. He led the development of strategy, processes and systems to support IBM's newly formed integrated supply chain organization, which was set up with line ownership of all supply chains in IBM.
Reed earned a master of science degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was appointed a Sloan Fellow. He also holds a bachelor of arts degree in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University.
R. Keith Harrison, Jr. Global Product Supply Officer Procter & Gamble
Keith Harrison has been with Procter & Gamble since 1970, when he started as Team Manager. Since then, he has held over 15 positions at P&G. He currently runs the global product supply chain at P&G.
Harrison is a graduate of Duke University. He is a member of the Dean’s Council at Duke University, School of Engineering. He is also on the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, and Finance Committee at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Tony Friscia President and CEO AMR Research, Inc.
Tony Friscia founded AMR Research in 1986 with a vision of creating industry-specific research that the world’s leading companies could use to leverage technology and to shape current and future business strategies. Today, this vision has become a research advisory firm recognized for its ideas, objectivity, quality of research, and positive impact on clients’ businesses. As president and CEO, Tony oversees all research and client service strategy.
During the past 20 years, Tony has significantly expanded the breadth and depth of coverage for AMR Research, enabling the firm to become one of the leading providers of business research as well as domain experts within the industrial, retail, consumer goods, and life sciences industries.
Under Tony’s leadership, AMR Research was instrumental in defining the manufacturing execution systems market and creating the Manufacturing Execution Systems Association (MESA). He also collaborated with PRTM to create the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model and establish the Supply Chain Council to drive consensus among large organizations on how to develop and execute supply chain strategies. Today, both of these associations continue to exist as successful non-profits serving the industry.
Prior to founding the company, Tony held a variety of management positions with technology product companies as well as leading market research and consulting firms. He started his career at IBM in the Systems Communications Division.
Tony is a featured speaker at leading industry conferences and has been widely published within business and trade publications. He has been interviewed by the international business and trade media, as well as CNN and CNBC, for his opinions on the future of the technology industry.
Tony is a graduate of Vassar College.
Bruce M. Richardson Chief Research Officer AMR Research, Inc.
Bruce Richardson brings more than 20 years of experience to his current role at AMR Research. Bruce has spent most of his career analyzing the software industry with a distinct emphasis on ERP and supply chain. Since joining AMR Research in 1988, he has been responsible for spearheading new market research and contributing to the company’s analysis of leading market trends in areas such as: ERP, supply chain management, service-oriented architectures, and software-as-a-service.
Bruce is a sought after public speaker, having lectured and presented worldwide on the firm’s behalf nearly 500 times. He has covered and analyzed SAP since 1991 and made many early market predictions that have been realized, such as the rise of the advanced planning market and the evolution of MRP to ERP. Bruce also coined the term MES early in his role at AMR Research when he was responsible for all the written research that came from the firm.
Prior to AMR Research, Bruce held senior marketing management positions within the software and networking industries. He currently serves on the New England Business Technology Association (NEBTA), Leadership Roundtable Series Advisory Board, and is an active member of the Boston College Technology Council.
Bruce graduated cum laude from Boston College.
Kevin O’Marah Vice President, Strategic Research AMR Research, Inc.
As a vice president 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 five years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on product development, 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 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 defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.
Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on extensive 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 earlier in his career.
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 Financial Times, Fortune Magazine, Investor’s Business Daily and the Wall Street Journal.
Kevin earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, an M.S. in Management Studies from Oxford University, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University where he completed its Integrated Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing program.
Roddy Martin
Vice President and General Manager
AMR Research, Inc.
Roddy is responsible for managing AMR Research's analysis and research in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and chemical manufacturing. Roddy researches a variety of topics including systems support to operations, IT, and manufacturing strategy. Roddy was a key contributor in the development of AMR Research’s supply chain model. His research brings together the technical, business, and organizational issues faced when implementing IT architectures and applications.
Roddy has over 27 years of experience, most recently as an executive at South African Breweries (SAB), one of the five largest brewers in the world. He had a leadership role in SAB's World Class Manufacturing program as well as the Strategic Corporate Change Management program. Prior to SAB, Roddy worked for ISCOR (Iron and Steel Manufacturers) as a technician and millwright. He also worked for G.H. Marais and Partners, an electrical and electronic engineering consulting firm.
Roddy is frequently invited to speak at national and international trade conferences and is widely quoted in leading business and industry trade publications.
Roddy's qualifications include a millwright trade, a technician’s diploma, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Susan Connor Vice President and General Manager AMR Research, Inc.
Susan Connor brings a depth of experience in the software and manufacturing industries to her role as vice president at AMR Research. As the general manager for the discrete industries practice, Susan leads a team of industry analysts and client research analysts in delivering advice to clients on best practices within automotive, A&D, high tech, and other discrete manufacturing sectors.
Prior to joining AMR Research, Susan worked as a field office director for Technology Ventures Corporation. In this position, she managed a consultancy for high tech clients, helping companies to form strategic partnerships that assisted them in attaining a global reach.
Susan also held several positions at Marcam Corporation, including general manager in the PRISM business unit and vice president in the corporate consulting practice.
At Warman International, Susan was a materials manager responsible for forecasting, scheduling, quality assurance, inventory, procurement, transportation, and customer service.
Susan is a recognized speaker on both the national and international speaking circuits. She has published widely in various trade journals.
Susan earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan.
