Experienced leader in developing and managing procurement, accounts payable, payments and travel strategy & operations, business systems implementation, process improvement, and program management. Strong analytical and communication skills with a continuous improvement mindset.Tony Grayson currently serves as a payment solutions consultant as part of the U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems service offering. As a solutions consultant, he engages with clients in the corporate, higher education and governmental sectors to provide payment card strategy, implementation and operational best practices recommendations.Before joining U.S. Bank, Tony served as Vanderbilt University’s senior director of procure-to-pay, travel and payment cards. His responsibilities included all procurement, accounts payable and employee reimbursement activities, oversight of their managed travel program and delivery of all programs in their payment cards portfolio. Prior to his senior director role, Tony was responsible for Vanderbilt’s project management and consulting services programs. Undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Tennessee and his Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Tech University. He also holds the Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Accredited Procure to Pay Manager (APPM), and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) professional designations. He is a member of the Institute of Commercial Payments Corporate Advisory Team and he resides in Franklin, Tennessee.