Architect of the Vested® business model for supplier and company innovation, Kate Vitasek is an author, educator and business consultant and an international authority on strategic business relationships.
Lauded as one of the “Fabulous 50+1” most influential people impacting global commerce by World Trade Magazine, her award-winning research with the University of Tennessee has proven successful with companies such as P&G, Microsoft, Dell, Mondolez International, Norvatis and UPS.
Kate’s practical advice for driving transformation and innovation through highly collaborative strategic partnerships and supplier relationships launched a book series that includes:
- Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing
- Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft Are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships
- Getting to We: Negotiating Agreements for Highly Collaborative Relationships