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Rick D. Blasgen

Rick D. Blasgen

Project Manager

Expertise

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Logistics Operations Competitiveness
  • Inventory Management
  • Distribution Center Operations
  • Transportation Management

Highlights

  • President & CEO, Emeritus, CSCMP
  • Chair, Committee on Supply Chain
  • Senior VP, Integrated Logistics at ConAgra Foods
  • VP, Supply Chain at Kraft and Nabisco
  • Leading Authority on Supply Chain Management

Rick D. Blasgen is president and chief executive officer, emeritus, and current strategic advisor, of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Lombard, Illinois, USA. He is one of the country’s leading authorities on supply chain management with extensive experience in inventory management, order processing, transportation, and distribution center operations management.

As a preeminent strategist and voice for the future of supply chain management, Rick brings trusted expertise and contemporary strategies to organizations seeking to optimize their supply chain operations. His professional experience provided the foundation for CSCMP to bring contemporary supply chain strategies to the forefront, and to develop and provide education and focused training to many companies.

Throughout his career, Rick has devoted significant time to public speaking and furthering companies’ supply chain management programs and initiatives. His leadership journey began at Nabisco, where he held various logistics positions of increasing responsibility before becoming vice president of supply chain in 1998. He continued his executive path as vice president of supply chain for Kraft in 2002, and then joined ConAgra Foods in 2003 as senior vice president of integrated logistics.

In recognition of his expertise, Rick was designated by the US Department of Commerce in 2011 to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC), providing Administration advice and counsel on issues affecting the supply chain sector until the committee completed its mission in March 2025.

Rick is active in industry leadership, serving as a member of Northwestern University’s Transportation Center Business Advisory Committee. He is also a past chair of the Grocery Manufacturers Association Logistics Committee and a past president of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).

He holds a degree in business administration with a major in finance from Governors State University.