Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply management. Our goal is to find people who are passionate about procurement and have progressive ideas/views to share and interesting stories to tell. If this describes you, let us know. Please complete this Guest Intake Form and submit it to us. Also, if you’re interested in sponsoring it, send us a note.

Episode 201 – Bill Cooper, Chief Procurement Officer, University of California System

We kick off Season 2 of the Procurement Rising Podcast Series with globally renowned CPO, Bill Cooper. Bill retired earlier this summer after an illustrious decades long career in procurement where he was most recently the Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for the entire University of California system. In our discussion Bill reflects back on his career in procurement. We also talk about how the role of CPO has changed over the years and what it takes to succeed in the role today.

The podcast is now available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As always, special thanks go to the Ardent Partners Podcast production team as well as The Sheila Divine and Cowboy Junkies for their musical contributions.

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