David Clevenger – Vice President
2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know”

David Clevenger is vice president of Corporate United, the nation’s largest group purchasing organization. In this role, David Clevenger leads the operations, category management and marketing functions. He is responsible for prioritizing the company’s portfolio of leveraged agreements, as well as developing supplier relationships. Prior to this position, Mr. Clevenger directed Corporate United’s strategic sourcing and supplier management functions.

Since joining Corporate United in 2004, the company has more than tripled in size to more than 140 member companies. In addition, Corporate United was featured in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s Executive 100 in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. Mr. Clevenger was also named as one of the magazine’s “Pros to Know” in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Prior to joining Corporate United, Mr. Clevenger spent four years at leading software and services provider, FreeMarkets, Inc. Among other roles, Mr. Clevenger led the global MRO and services sourcing practice. While there, he developed widely adopted strategies for functional alignment and assisted in developing total cost bidding technologies, for which he holds a patent.

Mr. Clevenger is an expert in indirect spend management and functional alignment and has extensive experience in e-sourcing and supply chain consulting. He has written industry articles and participated in numerous interviews and panels for Purchasing Magazine, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the Washington Post business blog, the National Business Travelers Association, as well as various industry associations and trade publications, to discuss a wide range of indirect supply chain topics, including: functional alignment and the use of technology within the supply chain.

Mr. Clevenger is a regular presenter at industry events, including: the Institute for Supply Management’s professional development dinner and the inaugural ProcureCon indirect conference, Sourcing Interests Group’s Global Sourcing Summit and a Resources Global

Professionals conference to name a few. His presentation topics include; the relevance of group purchasing in the current economic climate, his vision for the advancement of the procurement discipline, indirect sourcing, and functional alignment.

Before entering the supply chain industry, Mr. Clevenger worked in financial services, serving more than four years in various roles at Mellon Financial Services Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.