Chris Granato

Chris Granato has extensive work experience in procurement, supply chain management, and purchasing. Chris currently holds the position of Vice President of Procurement & Supply Chain at ACS Industries, Inc. Chris previously worked at IT Business by Schneider Electric as the Vice President of Purchasing, where they were responsible for managing $1.5B in spend and leading key initiatives such as spend management, e-sourcing tools, value engineering, and market forecasting. Prior to that, they held roles at Bose Corporation as a Global Supply Chain Manager and American Power Conversion Corporation as the North American Director of Materials & Purchasing. Chris also had multiple positions at American Power Conversion, including Global Datacenter Rack Commodity and Supply Chain Director and Global Supply Chain Systems Process Owner. Before entering the private sector, they worked as a Senior Consultant at Accenture.

Chris Granato attended the University of Connecticut from 1989 to 1993. During this time, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering.