Debi Scholar, HMCC, GLP, GTP, CMM, CMP, DES, SSGB, CTE's Linkedin Analytics

NJ: 1-908-304-4954 (mobile) A Procurement Head, with over 25 years of leadership and management experience in developing strategy and operations in diverse industries bringing together marketing, travel, meetings, digital & virtual, payment solutions, and learning & meeting engagement, along with over 50 LinkedIn recommendations, Debi works with international stakeholders to build, transform and implement solutions that drive results. Full time, she has worked at Teva, Novartis, PwC, American Express, Scholar Consulting Group, Dean Witter, and Westinghouse. As a consultant, she has worked with hundreds of organizations. Debi is an expert in Global Procurement and Indirect Operations. Debi's"10,000 foot level" vision and her operational "roll up your sleeves approach" steers her passion for delivering exceptional quality service with her worldwide Stakeholders. Debi enjoys developing strategies and implementing operations to gain visibility, improve operations, optimize budgets, and reduce risks. Today, she leads Global Procurement for Travel, Meetings, and Card Services. In Debi’s spare time, she writes books, blogs, and coaches on industry strategy and operations. She has authored several books with more to come. She was one of five women in the Meetings Industry named as a “Perennial Leader” by M&C Magazine in 2017, after receiving the “Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry” for previous three years. She was named as one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry in 2013 by Successful Meetings, a Mover and a Shaker in the Industry in 2010 by Corporate and Incentive Travel Magazine, a Top 20 Changemaker in 2008 by Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine, and Best Meeting Practitioner (while at PwC) in 2007 by Business Travel News. Debi served on the elite group of Meetings Competitive Advantage Forum (MCAF) from 2003-2008, served on the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation Board from 2008-2010 and was on the GBTA Groups & Meetings Committee for several years, and operated as the Co-Chair of that group from 2004-2008. Debi has 10 designations.