Stephen J. Nikrant is an experienced supply chain and operations executive with a proven track record of driving change and delivering results. Mr. Nikrant is currently senior vice president, global supply chain at Leviton Manufacturing Company in Melville, New York. Mr. Nikrant joined Leviton in 2011 as vice president, supply chain, and was responsible for global sourcing, inventory management, logistics, distribution, customer service, packaging design, and e-commerce. Prior to Leviton, he worked at Eaton Corporation as vice president, supply chain in the Hydraulics Business Group in Eden Prairie, MN. He also spent more than half his career at the General Electric Company (GE). Mr. Nikrant held multiple supply chain leadership and operating roles, including serving as director of commodity management, multisite plant manager, and leading the GE Lighting finished product global sourcing operation in Shanghai, China. He received his M.B.A. from Baldwin Wallace College and a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in procurement materials and operations management from Bowling Green State University. He served on the Supply Chain Advisory Council at Bowling Green State University and currently serves on the School of Management’s Advisory Council at the University of Iowa.

Mr. Nikrant serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Chemonics and at Connexi.