Katherine Eason

Katherine Eason is a retired CFO of Global Procurement at IBM, where they were responsible for financial planning and measurement for the division, advising the Chief Procurement Officer on billions in spend management from 2007 to 2009. They also served as Global Manager, IBM Procurement Finance from 2009 to 2013, focusing on cost and expense targets as well as improving Supply Chain processes. Eason’s early career included roles such as Global Pricer at IBM's World Trade Organization in Tokyo and Controller for Storage Systems at IBM ISC. Eason holds an MBA in finance from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and is currently pursuing a B.A. in Western Religious History at William & Mary.