Neil Aronson is the Head of Global Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk Management, leading the enterprise-wide sourcing transformation for all expenditures at Coinbase, Inc. Mr. Aronson joined Coinbase in 2024 after serving as Senior Director, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain and Logistics at Uber Technologies for ~ 9 years. At Uber, Mr. Aronson oversaw sourcing, supply chain and logistics responsibility for all global spend. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Aronson was the Director, Services Sourcing at Salesforce overseeing all Services Categories of spend. Prior to that, at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, he led the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Team supporting all of Goodyear’s North American Tire Facilities Manufacturing expenditures. He has held several senior sourcing roles at Procurian/Accenture, where he supported several fortune 100 companies in Sourcing, Buying Operations and Program Management. Mr. Aronson is a founding member of the Silicon Valley Sourcing Leaders (SVS Leaders), a Bay Area professional group for Silicon Valley based sourcing professionals looking to challenge the status quo by applying new learnings that help organizations make better strategic spend decisions. Mr. Aronson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Information Management from the University of Cincinnati.
Monday, June 1, 2026
11:40 AM Working Group 3: Doing More With Less- Designing a Leaner, More Agile Travel Program
Budgets are tightening, teams are shrinking, and expectations are rising; yet the demand for strategic travel programs has never been higher. In this interactive session, you will learn how leading organizations are streamlining operations, rethinking priorities, and leveraging technology to build high-performing programs with fewer resources. Together with your peers, you will uncover practical ways to deliver greater value, improve visibility, and enhance the traveler experience all without adding headcount or cost.
3 Actionable Takeaways:
- Learn how to identify what truly drives impact, eliminate unnecessary complexity, and focus resources where they deliver the most value.
- Explore how digital tools, AI, and data analytics can replace manual tasks, improve compliance, and enhance decision making — freeing your team to focus on strategy.
- Discover how to build a flexible travel program that scales up or down with business needs, adapts quickly to change, and remains resilient under pressure.
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Neil.
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