Scott Stephens
Chief Executive Officer
Business Forerunners, Inc.
Lexington, KY

Scott Stephens has recently been appointed the Chief Executive Officer for Business Forerunners, Inc. Prior to that he was instrumental in establishing the Supply-Chain Council and SCOR  as an independent, not-for-profit trade association and growing it to organization now boasting nearly 800 corporate members. SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference Model) is the only cross-industry supply-chain management reference model designed to describe, measure and analyze the performance of supply chain configurations. SCOR contains standard supply-chain process definitions, metrics, best practices, and references to enabling technology, which can contribute to SCM efficiency.

For 15 years prior to joining the Supply Chain Council, Mr. Scott Stephens had profit and loss responsibilities at Lockheed Martin. There his duties included: 1) the identification, development and implementation of supply chain strategy and technology to improve corporate competitiveness, 2) the identification of commercial supply chain management best practice and off-the-shelf technology in support of DOD programs through the design and delivery of supply chain management "command and control systems," and 3) supply chain management support for Lockheed Martin's commercial customers.

Mr. Stephens publishes and speaks frequently in international supply chain management forums. He has delivered supply chain management workshops to over 800 executives, globally.

Before joining Lockheed Martin, Mr. Stephens was a U.S. Naval Officer serving aboard destroyers and hydrofoils in Europe and the Caribbean. Mr. Stephens received his undergraduate degree in 1976, his MBA in 1993, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Management with a focus on supply chain transformation.