Alex Brown, C.P.M., is Chief Procurement Officer and a Corporate Vice President for Globalfoundries. He is the executive responsible for management, administration and execution of the company’s global procurement organizations. Additionally, his organization is responsible for planning and acquisition of all manufacturing materials and spares.

Previously he held the Chief Procurement Officer position at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). In that role he was responsible for the strategic vision and operational execution of AMD’s worldwide supply management organizations. During the course of his more than 30 year career in Supply Chain Management and Engineering, Brown has held a variety of leadership positions at Texas Instruments, Xerox and ST Microelectronics. He joined AMD in 1988.

Alex has spent extensive time in Asia and Europe managing and building strategic supply chains. His expertise in contracting and managing relationships were invaluable in breaking new ground for AMD. He’s also lead reengineering projects that transformed AMD’s global procurement operations and set a precedent as a procurement technology leader.

Alex is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and past President of the Austin Purchasing Managers’ Association (APMA). He’s also a past member of SEMATECH’s Supplier Relations Action Council (SRAC), and coauthored “Partnering for Total Quality” Guidelines (commissioned by SEMATECH), and “Supplier Selection: A Strategic Business Decision. ” He is past Chair and current member of the Austin Community College Foundation Board, past member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and past Chairman of the Austin Area Urban League board.

He also served as AMD’s Foundation board chair and was a member of the Senior Executive Advisory Council of the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). In addition, he serves as a member of the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO).