Welcome to a podcast series on the fight to secure Supply Chains through cross-industry innovation. Exiger sponsors this series. In this series, we will explore the ongoing efforts of Exiger to lead the discussion and enhancement of Supply Chain Risk Management.

Over this series, I visit with Erika Peters, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Third Party & Supply Chain Risk Management; Tim Stone, Senior Director, Supply Chain Risk Management for Exiger Federal Solutions; Kim Lee, Director who focuses on risk and compliance; Nick Wildgoose, a Consultant at Exiger; Skyler Chi, Director and Deputy Head of Supply Chain and Third-Party Risk Management; Andrew Lehmann, Associate Director at Exiger; Jennifer Nestor, Vice President at Exiger, Americas and Public Sector; Theresa Campobasso, Senior Director for Defense Programs; Dan Banes President of Commercial Technology, and Mark Henderson, Director of Business Development.

In this episode 3, we discuss Supply Chain issues in the Information Technology & Telecommunications industry with Skyler Chi and Andrew Lehmann. Highlights of this podcast include:

· Unique vulnerabilities in this sector;

· Potential operational disruptions from one geo-region or single source in IT; and

· Hardware and software requirements in Supply Chain Risk Management.

Resources

Skyler Chi Profile

Andrew Lehmann Profile

Exiger Website

Exiger’s Supply Chain Explorer

Exiger’s Fight to Secure Supply Chains: Spotlight on Information Technology & Telecommunications