Robert A. Rudzki, a former Fortune 500 financial and procurement executive, is President of Greybeard Advisors LLC. Greybeard is a firm comprised of deeply-experienced industry executives and managers. Since its formation in 2004, Greybeard has become a leading provider of advisory services for procurement transformation, strategic sourcing and supply chain management. Mr. Rudzki has personally been an advisor to some of the leading companies in major industry sectors.

Prior to founding Greybeard Advisors, Mr. Rudzki served as Senior Vice President for Bayer Corp, the North American subsidiary of Bayer AG. At Bayer, he led a nationally-recognized transformation that generated significant improvements in costs and working capital, and was a finalist for Purchasing Magazine's Medal of Excellence. Prior to Bayer, he was an executive at Bethlehem Steel Corp., where he oversaw Bethlehem's global procurement and logistics activities. During his tenure, Bethlehem's procurement organization was recognized as "top quartile" in a global benchmarking study conducted by A.T. Kearney, and was also twice recognized by Purchasing Magazine as a "Best Place to Work".

A frequent speaker at conferences, Mr. Rudzki is co-author of the supply management best seller Straight to the Bottom Line, and is co-author of On-Demand Supply Management. He is also the author of the leadership book Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise.