Richard J. Sherman

"Visionaries come from a variety of molds. Some paint future scenarios by examining that which is technologically possible today and then projecting a world in which the possibilities have become reality. Others go a step beyond. Richard Sherman seems to fit both categories."

-IndustryWeek Magazine

Richard J. Sherman is an internationally recognized author, researcher, and speaker on trends and issues in logistics, supply chain management, technology, marketing and organizational change. His book, Supply Chain Transformation: Practical Roadmap to Best Practice Results (Wiley, 2012) is globally acclaimed. As president, Gold & Domas Research, a visioneering company, Rich assists clients worldwide through speaking and consulting to implement game changing strategies to compete in a “Flat World.”

As a research director, he successfully launched the supply chain management advisory services for AMR Research and was a founding member of the team that developed the SCOR model and founded the Supply Chain Council. Throughout his career, Mr. Sherman has held senior Sales and Marketing executive positions with visionary technology firms such as EXE Technologies, Syncra Systems, Numetrix, Ltd., and marketing leading corporations such as Microsoft Corporation, Information Resources, Inc., Mercer Management Consulting, Digital Equipment Corporation and Unisys Corporation serving clients in retail, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics services. He is a frequent contributor of articles, and speaks at conferences, symposiums, and universities.

He has served on leadership committees for several industry initiatives such as DAMA/Quick Response, Efficient Consumer Response, Continuous Replenishment, and VICS Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR). While at Mercer Management Consulting, he served as technology researcher for the industry publication, “Taking the Cost Out of the Retail Food Pipeline.”

Mr. Sherman has successfully launched new products, developed and managed global sales and marketing strategies and operations, managed comprehensive marketing communications initiatives, and lead IPO initiatives. His pioneering in guerilla marketing and lean marketing earned him the reputation as the “King Kong of Guerilla Marketing” in the supply chain software market.

Mr. Sherman serves on the Board of Directors for Lead Time Technology and the advisory boards of several technology firms. He is Program Chairman for the Supply Chain Institute at the University of Alabama and has served on the Board of Directors (SCORBoard) and North American Leadership Team of the Supply Chain Council, the National Advisory Board to the Center for Logistics Management at the University of Nevada-Reno, and several industry editorial boards.

He is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), currently serving as Director, Strategic Development. He has served as an executive in residence at the University of Alabama and Tennessee, Michigan State University, and the Ohio State University among others.

An alumnus of the University of Notre Dame for both undergraduate and graduate degrees, Mr. Sherman has attended executive development programs at Michigan State University, Miami University, and the Universities of Tennessee and North Florida.