Neil Aronson

Neil Aronson

Senior Director, Global Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk Management Coinbase
Neil Aronson is the Head of Global Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk Management, leading the enterprise-wide sourcing transformation for all expenditures at Coinbase, Inc. Mr. Aronson joined Coinbase in 2024 after serving as Senior Director, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain and Logistics at Uber Technologies for ~ 9 years. At Uber, Mr. Aronson oversaw sourcing, supply chain and logistics responsibility for all global spend. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Aronson was the Director, Services Sourcing at Salesforce overseeing all Services Categories of spend. Prior to that, at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, he led the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Team supporting all of Goodyear’s North American Tire Facilities Manufacturing expenditures. He has held several senior sourcing roles at Procurian/Accenture, where he supported several fortune 100 companies in Sourcing, Buying Operations and Program Management. Mr. Aronson is a founding member of the Silicon Valley Sourcing Leaders (SVS Leaders), a Bay Area professional group for Silicon Valley based sourcing professionals looking to challenge the status quo by applying new learnings that help organizations make better strategic spend decisions. Mr. Aronson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Information Management from the University of Cincinnati.

Tuesday March 9, 2027

1:25 PM Open Discussion: Show Me the ROI: Setting Realistic Expectations for AI Success

Everyone wants AI to deliver immediate results but that's rarely how it works. The real challenge is proving what AI actually delivered. Connect with peers to compare baselines with realized productivity, while openly discussing where AI investments created value, where they fell short, and what happened when initiatives were discontinued.

Key takeaways: 
  • Building realistic AI success metrics and timelines that align with business expectations 
  • Comparing AI results against clear baselines to measure productivity, cycle time, savings, compliance, decision quality and stakeholder experience 
  • Evaluating when an AI tool is delivering enough value to scale and when it is time to move on 

 

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