Institute for Supply Management™
Board Member
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Thomas W. Derry
Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Supply Management™
tom.derry@ism.ws |
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Thomas W. Derry is ISM's chief executive officer. He has oversight over all ISM programs and is charged with furthering the association's aims and objectives. Derry brings a blend of for-profit and not-for-profit experience to his leadership role, having built his career with positions in news editorial, wire services, publishing, financial information services and association management.
Prior to joining ISM in July 2012, Derry spent nine years with the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), a US$23 million professional association serving 17,000 corporate treasury and finance professionals. Derry joined AFP in 2003 as managing director and rose to the position of vice president and chief operating officer in 2007. As second in command at AFP, Derry directed a global staff located in the United States and United Kingdom. He was responsible for strategic planning and strategic development of a global group, including U.S. and Canadian professional membership organizations and two wholly owned, for-profit U.K. subsidiaries.
Prior to AFP, Tom was general manager of the LexisNexis business intelligence group headquartered in New Providence, NJ. Tom oversaw the implementation of a new strategy, restructured operations, and handled related acquisition integrations and strategic business unit divestitures.
Derry has demonstrated expertise in product development, cross-border acquisitions and foreign joint ventures, strategic restructuring of operations and developing profit generating strategic alliances. He holds a bachelor of science degree in foreign relations from Georgetown University.
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