2010
New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

Frank J. Casale
Founder & CEO of The Outsourcing Institute (OI)

Frank J. Casale is Founder and CEO of The Outsourcing Institute (OI), a global marketplace and community of 70,000+ executive members including leading practitioners, service providers, advisors, thought leaders, industry observers and analysts. The mission of OI is to leverage the collective wisdom and best practices of this evolving outsourcing ecosystem along with the latest abilities of internet technologies to enable powerful alternatives for learning, networking, career development, publishing, transacting and relationship management for those in the outsourcing arena.

A pioneer and visionary leader with more than 15 years of outsourcing expertise, Mr. Casale continuously monitors industry and business trends to better identify new ways to increase the overall efficiencies, speed and success of outsourcing transactions and relationships. He is noted for designing innovative industry tools, such as The Outsourcing Index, the premier state-of the-industry report on U.S. outsourcing, and for reliably anticipating market developments, such as the emerging role of the Chief Resource Officer (CRO), Outsourcing 2.0, and OI’s new Intelligence Network a virtual outsourcing community and marketplace.

Featured on CNN and CNBC, Mr. Casale is a leading commentator on outsourcing issues by major business and news organizations including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, FORTUNE magazine and The New York Times. An expert on the strategic utilization of people, processes and technology, Mr. Casale is a
leading advisor to hundreds of organizations in their efforts to leverage internal and external resources efficiently and effectively. As creator of the first, largest and only neutral professional association in outsourcing, Mr. Casale continually sets the standard for outsourcing best practices.

A graduate of C.W. Post, Long Island University, Mr. Casale holds a B.S. degree in Business Marketing, and is an active member of World Entrepreneur Organization, Social Media Collective, Community Management and Marketing Council, The Center for Association Leadership.

BIO of The Outsourcing Institute
Gateway to the Outsourcing Marketplace

Founded in 1993, The Outsourcing Institute (OI), located at www.outsourcing.com, is a neutral professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing. As one of the most influential and credible in the outsourcing space, OI is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, outsourcing practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership, and has been quoted to be the “Gateway to the Outsourcing Marketplace”.

OI’s commitment to innovation, along with its mission to advance the skills and knowledge of its membership, has made it the most respected and relied upon brand for the outsourcing marketplace. OI’s executive network, which is comprised of more than 70,000 professionals worldwide, looks to OI as the go-to source for outsourcing thought leadership, information and advice.

• OI has done multiple effective media, events, research and advisory through its Service Provider Solutions division, for many service provider companies, throughout the region. OI is the leader in this space for providing targeted promotions to the outsourcing marketplace.
• OI has facilitated multiple transactions, for multiple companies/executives, and is world renowned for its ability to track the latest industry trends and best practices.
• OI provides commentary and market trends to multiple media outlets.
• OI has provided significant insight to multiple companies/executives (consultants, analysts, lawyers), as to information regarding the leading Service Providers.

Presentation:
Sourcing/Nearshoring in Latin America – India & China Are So YESTERDAY!