About Omid Ghamami, MBA, CGNE™, CPSCM™ - One of the most sought after Procurement & Negotiations Keynote Speakers, Thought Leaders, Influencers, and Trusted Advisor and Consultant to the Fortune 500 and beyond. * MBA, University Of California System, Class President * CEO, PSCM (Procurement & Supply Chain Management) Institute (www.PSCMInstitute.com)* Founder/Innovator of CPSCM™ (Certified Procurement and Supply Chain Manager) Certification Program * Globally Recognized Author, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant; almost 50% of the Fortune 100 as past or current clients* 18 Years At Intel: Ran Global Corporate Purchasing Operations with $16B USD scope – “THE Godfather of Negotiation Planning”* Thousands Of Hours Consulting/Speaking/Training In 29+ Countries * 2 Best Selling Procurement Books; Multitude Of Industry Procurement Articles* Interviewed and subsequent articles written by SAPAriba, The Economist, and Fortune Magazine* Thrice called upon to speak to and train the 50 Chief Purchasing Officers of the United States Government ($3.2 Trillion USD)* Regular Speaker, Harvard University Supply Chain Management Master’s Program* Key recent globally recognized awards & recognitions: > Top 5 Procurement Influencers in the World (2019), CPO Strategy Magazine > Top 10 Procurement Influencers in the World (2022), Procurement Magazine > Top 10 Most Admired Leaders (2022), Industry Era Magazine > Top 10 Procurement Influencer (2023), Procurement Magazine > Top 10 Supply Chain Influencer (2023), Supply Chain Magazine > Top 10 Most Inspiring Leaders (2023), Industry Era Magazine > Top 10 Most Iconic Leaders in Supply Chain (2023), CIOLook MagazineOmid's Mission with the PSCM Institute and the CPSCM™ Certification Program is to "Transform the procurement function from being a back office service provider to being a Value Added Center of Profit. " It's all laid out here: www.PSCMInstitute.com

Omid Ghamami moved up the ranks at Intel through Global Manufacturing Equipment Procurement, Indirect Materials, Business Operations, and culminating in his leadership of Intel's entire Global Purchasing Operations organization, with a $16B scope. He was also the Chief Negotiations Strategies architect, making him responsible for the end to end negotiation planning, execution, and training processes for the entire global procurement and materials organization. His transformative strategies resulted in Executive Staff giving him the title of "THE Godfather of Negotiation Planning". Under his leadership, his purchasing organizations reached world class benchmarks in cost savings, purchasing contract management database systems were implemented globally, corporate contract templates were standardized and centralized, ePurchasing systems were implemented, flawless ERP implementations were rolled out, risk assessment and controls methodologies were implemented globally, and the entire company's procurement processes were revamped through a powerful global steering committee that he lead. Omid's ability to drive transformational change and purchasing excellence across Intel's materials organization set the stage for him to use these same world class skills and results to enable others in industry to change how purchasing is done.Today, he is sought out by Fortune 500 CPOs because of his ability to help transform procurement organizations from a back office service provider to a Value Added Center of Profit inside the firm.