Frank Blackstock

About Frank Blackstock

As Client Director at Gartner, I bring over thirty years of global expertise in supply chain and manufacturing leadership to help executives achieve mission-critical priorities. Collaborating with senior leaders, I align them with Gartner’s subject matter experts, actionable insights, and exclusive peer networks to drive faster decisions and stronger outcomes. My role emphasizes leveraging end-to-end supply chain knowledge and guiding teams toward operational excellence.

Experience

1. Client Director - Supply Chain

   Gartner

   Apr 2023 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Leveraging my End to End Supply Chain Leadership experience to partner with Supply Chain Executives to understand their Mission Critical Priorities then align resources and expertise from Gartner\'s subject matter experts, actionable insights and exclusive community of peers to enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger results.

Education

• Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

  MBA, Finance

  2000 — 2002

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• The University of Alabama

  BS, Electrical Engineering

  1988 — 1991

Skills

• P&L Leadership
• Global Operations
• Large Scale Deployments
• Capital Management
• Lean Sigma
• Change Management
• Leading Change
• Leadership
• Six Sigma
• Operational Excellence
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• P
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Supply Chain
• Team Building