Rod Robinson is the Corporate Procurement Advisor to American Express, as well as founder, president and CEO of ConnXus, Inc., a company which provides an online service that connects diverse and small businesses with companies seeking to expand and diversify their supplier base.

Rod’s expertise in procurement comes from nearly 20 years of experience as a chief procurement officer for a major telecommunications company and as a management consultant with firms such as AT Kearney, Accenture and Diamond Advisory Services where he was a procurement subject matter expert.