Gary Allen is Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence for Ryder System, Inc., an industry-leading FORTUNE 500 ® commercial transportation, logistics, and supply chain management solutions company. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing Product Development, Solution Design, Continuous Improvement, Business Analytics and Automation to support business development and existing operations for the overall Supply Chain & Dedicated Transportation organizations.
Mr. Allen has more than 30 years of experience in supply chain services. His areas of expertise range from process improvement, logistics outsourcing, new product development, business transformation, systems selection/implementation, operational due diligence, business performance improvement and overall supply chain strategy.
Prior to this position at Ryder, he led Ernst & Young LLP’s logistics consulting practice. He also spent seven years with Exel and ten years with FedEx, where he had various leadership roles in product development, solution design, operational excellence, sustainability, business development, operations and partner innovation.
Mr. Allen helped launch and co-author the “Annual Third Party Logistics Study” with Dr. John Langley from Pennsylvania State University, and has been recognized throughout the industry in both publications and public speaking engagements.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University.