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Darin Matthews


Instructor

Darin Matthews possesses nearly 25 years of contracting experience in the public and private sectors and currently serves as the director of West Coast operations for Negometrix. He worked previously as the chief procurement officer for UC Santa Cruz, Portland State University, and Portland Public Schools. Darin speaks on contracting and procurement issues around the world and has published articles and books on supply chain management. He has served as business faculty for Portland State University and Florida Atlantic University, in addition to teaching for the Institute for Public Procurement.

Darin holds a BS in Business from Eastern Oregon University and an MS in Acquisition Management from American Graduate University. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Public Procurement.