Rusty Zosel

Rusty Zosel has a diverse and extensive work experience in the procurement and business development field. Rusty began their career in 1998 at Direct Supply, where they worked in sales for a year. In 1999, they joined DSSI as a National Account Manager and was later promoted to the Director of National Accounts role. After that, they worked at US Foodservice, first as the Director of Health Systems and then as the Director of National Sales & Business Development. In 2009, Zosel joined Summa Purchasing Group as the Vice President. In 2010, they founded Procurement Partners and served as the CEO until 2021. Rusty then assumed the role of Founder & SVP of Channel Management until 2023 before transitioning to their current role as an Advisor.

Rusty Zosel's education history begins in 1994 when they attended Marquette University and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in 1998. Following this, they pursued further education at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, where they obtained a Masters of Business Administration degree in Business Administration, with a focus on eCommerce, from 1999 to 2002. Rusty also completed a Masters of Information Systems Management degree in Information Systems and eCommerce from the same institution from 2002 to 2003.