Business Leadership Week
Distinguished Lecture
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
3:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
McCoy Hall 119
Larry Jackson is Vice President, Supply Chain Operations
for Fluor Corporation, responsible for managing Fluor’s 2000+ procurement
professionals, across all offices and business units, ultimately charged with
managing Fluor’s 17 billion dollar annual spend. Larry has more than 30 years
experience in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction industry, and as an
executive in the areas of supply chain management, project management, business
unit operations, sales and marketing.
In addition to speaking on a variety of supply chain
topics, Larry is active with the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Certified Project Management Professional
(PMP), with the Institute for Supply Management, and with Clemson University,
as an industry curriculum advisor.
Larry serves on the Clemson Institute of Supply Chain and
Optimization Advisory Board and Fluor Endowed Center Supply Chain and Optimization Center for Economic Excellence Advisory
Board. He is also involved in an advisory capacity in the creation of a
Master’s in Engineering degree in the Industrial Engineering Program focused on
Capital Project Supply Chain.