John R. Sullivan

John R. Sullivan currently serves as the Head of Strategic Procurement at the American Red Cross, overseeing a budget of $1.3 billion in third-party spending since August 2016. Prior to this role, John was the General Manager of Strategic Procurement & Category Management at Spectra Energy, where John built key sourcing and category management functions for a $2 billion spend portfolio. John's earlier experience includes serving as the Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing and Category Management at LCRA, where John managed multi-billion dollar capital investments, and as a Global Category Manager for Marketing at Shell Global Lubricants, where John aimed to establish a leading lubricants business. John's career in procurement began at Shell IT International, where John held various roles, including Global Program Manager for Procurement. John holds an MBA in Finance from Tulane University and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida.