Aileen Rivera (Past Speaker)

Aileen Rivera is a Sourcing professional who specializes in Performance Management, Profitability and Operational Development Excellence. During her 18-year tenure at Ericsson, Inc., Aileen has had extensive experience in Operations, and held many different positions, including responsibilities for Forecasting, Resource Strategy, Affordability, Profitability and Tactical Planning. Aileen has been extensively recognized for her Leadership skills, earning company-wide recognition for Excellence in Execution, Leadership Excellence and Process Efficiency. In her current position, Aileen is the Head of Indirect Sourcing for the Americas. In this position, she is in charge of the procurement of all indirect products and services for 53 countries in North & Latin America, which includes all Human Resources, Training, Marketing, Communications, Consulting, Facility Management, Real Estate, Financial Services, Fleet and Travel, amounting to several billion dollars. In managing this spend, Aileen has led her team to realize several hundred million dollars in savings per year for the company. Mrs. Rivera is very passionate about Supplier Diversity, and developed Ericsson’s current Supplier Diversity Program in a previous position. Her efforts resulted in the development of a nationally recognized program, which has won accolades from top names in the industry including several recognitions as Top 50 Supplier Diversity Programs in the US. Her publications in Supplier Diversity have been featured in the Professional Women’s Magazine, the Hispanic Network Magazine and the Black EOE Journal. Aileen has also previously served and vice-chair and member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. A native Panama, Aileen has lived in Texas for more than 24 years, where she attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Subsequently, Aileen attended The University of Texas at Dallas, where she received her Master of Science in Electrical Engineering – Telecommunications. Aileen’s native language is Spanish and is the owner of a Telecommunications algorithm patent with Ericsson.