User:PJoseph8/Andrew Bartolini

Andrew Bartolini (born September 24th, 1968) is Managing Partner and Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners and a globally recognized expert in sourcing, procurement, accounts payable, and supply management. At Ardent Partners, Andrew focuses his research and efforts on helping enterprises develop and execute strategies to achieve operational excellence within their procurement and finance departments. Andrew is also the publisher of CPORising.com, the first independent media site written for and about the Chief Procurement Officer and other procurement executives.

Advisor to CPOs and leading solutions companies alike, Andrew is a sought-after presenter, having lectured and presented more than 90 times in seven different countries. His research is currently part of the Supply Chain/Management curriculum at several US universities. He actively covers the technology marketplace and has been published or quoted in leading business publications including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, and Fortune, as well as the major trade publications focused on supply management.

Andrew was most recently with the Aberdeen Group in Boston where he was Vice President & Group Director of Global Supply Management research, responsible for all associated research, services, and programs including the globally-recognized CPO Summit. While there, Andrew authored more than 150 thought leadership pieces of research and analysis that addressed the blend of people, processes, and technologies needed to achieve organizational transformation.

Prior to joining Aberdeen, Andrew developed, packaged, deployed, and used supply management solutions on behalf of enterprises in the Global 2000. Additionally, his experience in strategic sourcing, business process transformation, and software implementation provides a "real-world" context for his research and writing.

Andrew holds a B.A. in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A in Finance from Indiana University and has three times been named a “Pro to Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive.