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Jacob Bertram

Job Title: Senior Director, Customer Value
Company: Coupa
Industry: Retail / Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2017
Will Mentor: Undergraduate Students
Mentor Type: Albers
Profile

Background

Job Description

Serving as a trusted advisor to global enterprises, driving value realization across people, process, and technology.

Company Description

Coupa is the leader in AI-native total spend management. Using its trusted, community-generated, $8 trillion dataset, Coupa brings autonomous AI agents, a network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers, and leading apps together on one unified platform to seamlessly automate the buying process and connect to customers in a whole new way.

Employment History

Nordstrom - 5 years"
US Government - 14 years, Sourcing & Procurement

Education

MBA, Washington State University,
B.S. Accounting, BA Spanish, Central Washington University

Mentoring Objectives & Scope

I have been a mentor for many years, and would like to mentor in the undergrad program at Albers. I would like to introduce students to not just business but the "whole person" concept of being a leader in the community.

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

Hybrid (mix of in-person and virtual). On campus or in Seattle.

Additional Information

I love the outdoors; traveling; and meeting new people.