Mark Usher
​Founder and CEO

Role: In his role as CEO of SpendWorx Mark's focus is on shaping and communicating the company's vision and driving product and service strategy.

Experience: Mark has a 20-year track record of helping companies maximize value from procurement and supply chain processes. Prior to SpendWorx Mark was Co-Founder and Partner with Treya Partners, a boutique procurement consultancy. Earlier in his career Mark held engineering and consulting positions at Accenture, General Electric and Rolls-Royce. Mark is a recognized thought leader in procurement and a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pro to Know since 2009.

Education: MBA in Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business. BS in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Southampton. 

Connor Preston
​Chief Operating Officer

Role: In his role as COO of SpendWorx Connor's focus is development, implementation and oversight of the company's operating strategy. 

Experience: Connor has over 20 years of experience in operations and program management. Prior to SpendWorx Connor held leadership, project management and individual contributor positions in operations management, program management, and advanced engineering at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Prior to DARPA Connor held various engineering and operations roles at the Boeing Company and MicroStrategy. 

Education: MEng in Operations Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  ​BASc in Management Science, Boston University.

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Barbara Ziederman
​VP Solution Delivery

Role:  In her role as Vice President of Solution Delivery for SpendWorx Barbara's focus is coordination and oversight of solution implementations at all customers.

Experience: Barbara has 16 years of experience in the planning, implementation and support of enterprise software solutions and professional services for large and medium sized companies. Prior to SpendWorx Barbara held positions of increasing responsibility at Oracle, PeopleSoft and Baan Software.   

Education: BS in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  

Brant Nielen
VP Product Development

Role: In his role as VP of Product Development Brant's focus is the development of products that meet the company's strategic and operational objectives.

Experience: Brant has 18 years of experience in the design and development of enterprise, supply chain and analytical software applications. Prior to SpendWorx Brant held positions of increasing responsibility at Agilysys, Callidus Software, Compuware and Levron Technologies.

Education: MSc in Information Technology, Imperial College London. BS in Computer Science, University of Bath.