Ian Heller

Ian Heller has more than 30 years of experience executing marketing and e-business strategy in the wholesale distribution industry. He has also written and spoken extensively on the impact of digital disruption on distributors. At Real Results Marketing, Heller works with distribution and manufacturing clients on developing strategic plans.

Heller entered the distribution industry as a truck unloader at a Grainger branch while in college. He eventually became Vice President of Marketing there and has since held senior executive roles at GE Capital, Corporate Express, Newark Electronics, and HD Supply. Heller most recently served as President and COO for Modern Distribution Management, a specialized information and analytics firm serving the wholesale distribution industry.

Heller earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Roosevelt University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was elected commencement speaker by his classmates and won the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. Heller has served on the Summit Electric Supply Board of Directors since May 2018.