Ari Stone — SVP – Value Engineering, Solution Consulting and Services at Ivalua

Ari is an established leader within the spend management space with more than 20 years of experience providing oversight and strategic direction helping organizations define and achieve value-based outcomes. As the Global SVP of Value Engineering, Solution Consulting and Services at Ivalua, he leads the organization that’s primary focus is on helping customers answer the questions: Why, What and How. Prior to Ivalua, Ari spent 16 years at SAP Ariba where he was most recently the VP, Head of North America Services. In this role, he was responsible for leading a team of 28 supply chain professionals tasked with defining a customer’s strategy for success and a roadmap to fully recognize the value of their investments. He also provided executive sponsorship across multiple strategic engagements and led the Latin America Services team for several years. Earlier, Ari spent 9 years at KPMG and Accenture where he worked with customers to define and execute on their Source to Pay transformations. Ari holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.