Speakers Bureau
ISM has a global network of subject matter experts speaking and educating on various topics within supply management. Our ISM Speakers Bureau includes our internal team of experts speaking on topics from global economics and the impact of supply chain to technology's role in business.
Connect with us to reserve an ISM speaker or contact us to discuss your goals, topic(s) of interest and timing for your event. We can work with our extended network to provide potential speakers. A nominal fee and/or expense reimbursement may apply.
ISM Subject Matter Experts
Debbie Fogel-Monnissen, Interim Chief Executive Officer
- Topics: Financial risk and management, financial acumen and metrics, forecasting, leadership
BIOGRAPHY
Debbie Fogel-Monnissen is Interim Chief Executive Officer for Institute for Supply Management®. For the last nine years, she has served as ISM's Chief Financial Officer. Beyond finance, throughout her tenure with ISM, she has led information technology, human resources and sales and customer service operations.
Prior to joining ISM® in 2017, Debbie spent 15 years in progressively senior roles at Mastercard. Her most recent position was chief financial officer for international markets, where she led financial operations across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
Previously, Debbie led the global financial planning and analysis function and served as chief audit executive, holding each role for three years. She began her career with Mastercard in Europe as regional finance officer before relocating to New York for broader leadership assignments. In 2003, she also completed a short-term assignment supporting the company’s Latin America region.
Before joining Mastercard, Debbie held roles within the semiconductor sector at Motorola and served as a senior manager in audit at KPMG. Her career has included extensive international experience, including expatriate assignments in Belgium, Germany and Mexico.
Debbie is a CPA and earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting, summa cum laude, from Arizona State University. In 2008, she served as a visiting professor of practice in the university’s Master of Accountancy and Taxation programs. She also holds an international master’s degree in business administration, with highest distinction, from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, where she later served on the International Advisory Board.
Susan Marty, Chief Product Officer
- Topics: Leadership, women in technology, future of work, product development and management, market research
BIOGRAPHY
As Chief Product Officer of ISM®, Susan Marty is focused on driving member and customer engagement, market development and growth. A creative and resourceful visionary, she has a knack for generating new revenue and identifying centers of profitability. She boasts a stellar track record in enhancing performance for Fortune 100 companies as well as progressive, start-up ventures.
Prior to joining ISM, Susan held senior leader roles at WorldatWork, Inter-Tel (now Mitel), Voice Access Technologies, OmniSky, and AT&T Wireless. In her most recent position at WorldatWork, she led the product management organization, marketing, brand management, social media, market intelligence, business, development, IT, customer service, strategic alliances, and event management teams. Susan also created the product management organization within WorldatWork, enabling it to expand its portfolio and increase brand awareness across the globe.
In addition, Susan has operated a successful consulting practice, specializing in new product development, product management process, go-to-market and business alliance strategies. She actively serves in several charities across the Arizona valley.
Paul Lee, Director, Research & Analytics
- Topics: Topics: ISM® PMI® Reports (Manufacturing and Services)
BIOGRAPHY
Paul Lee is Director, Research & Analytics, for Institute for Supply Management® in Tempe, Arizona.
Mr. Lee is responsible for overseeing production of the monthly ISM® PMI® Reports and executing ISM’s primary and secondary research initiatives. Under his leadership, the ISM® PMI® Reports team is working to extend the reach and coverage of this well-respected portfolio of macroeconomic indicators. In collaboration with internal and external clients, the research team scopes, designs, and executes programs to discover and deliver actionable information and intelligence that drives and enhances organizational performance.
Mr. Lee has more than 20 years of experience in commercial and marketing research on both the client and supplier sides of the business. He has provided insight and solutions to challenges facing organizations in the supply management, health plan, hospital, automotive, non-profit, television programming, and building and construction materials industries. His grasp of big picture issues and his skill as a practitioner of qualitative and quantitative methods and analytic techniques positions him as a valuable bridge between executive and technical constituencies.
As a senior manager for J.D. Power and Associates, he supported clients in their efforts to better understand and connect with their key customers and stakeholders. Before joining ISM, Mr. Lee was a senior consultant at TriWest Healthcare Alliance specializing in patient and customer satisfaction solutions.
Mr. Lee earned an MBA from The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a BA in Economics from Harvard University.