Paul Novak – Member, Board of Directors at FAIR

Chief Executive Officer, ISM

Paul Novak, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., is ISM’s chief executive officer. Novak has been with Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) since 1988 and led the institute in a major change in its governance, the implementation of a Board of Directors comprised of senior officers at major companies. Following this change, Novak led the organization in broadening its focus from purchasing into supply management.

Novak is a graduate of Michigan State University, having received his bachelor’s degree in 1967 and his master’s degree in 1972. In addition, he achieved his certificate in not-for-profit management from the Harvard Business School faculty. Novak was also the staff editor of ISM’s four-book Knowledge Series on purchasing management. He is in his second year of a two-year term as president of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM).

Novak is a frequent speaker concerning the future of supply management and the role it must play to ensure business success.