
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.