Ned Morris is an experienced procurement leader with 20 years of expertise in procurement/strategic sourcing, operations, network engineering, hybrid cloud infrastructure, project management, contract negotiation, and vendor management. He has an impressive educational background, including a Master of Science in Management of Technology from Golden Gate University, a diploma from Acalanes High School, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Oregon.

Morris specializes in various fields such as contract negotiation, building internal procurement operations from the ground up, vendor management modern best practices, AWS, managed Colo, retail data centers, wholesale data centers, site reliability and TechOps hybrid cloud infrastructure, VAR management, hardware OEMs, SaaS vendors, transit, MPLS, carrier Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6, peering strategies, DWDM/CWDM, dark fiber, CDNs, DDoS, DNS, edge infrastructure design, enterprise IT, conferencing services/AV, sales operations, R&D, project management, and client relationship management.

Morris has had a remarkable career, including serving as the Head of Procurement at Robinhood, Head of Procurement at GitHub, and Head of Procurement at New Relic, Inc. Additionally, he has held positions such as Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Network and Co-Location Infrastructure at Salesforce.com and Senior Consultant at Charles M. Salter Associates Inc. Before diving into procurement, Morris honed his skills as the manager of Meyer Crest Ltd., the Area Manager of Transport Planning C&E at SBC, and the Senior Manager of IT Network Infrastructure at Genentech.

By all accounts, Morris is an outstanding and accomplished procurement leader with a diverse set of skills and interests, which make him a sought-after professional in his field.