Mickey North Rizza is program vice president for IDC’s Enterprise Applications and Digital
Commerce research practice. She leads a team of analysts responsible for IDC’s coverage
of the next generation of enterprise applications including ERP, financial applications,
procurement, supply chain automation project and portfolio management, enterprise asset
management, services resource planning (SRP) and related project-based solutions
software and the digital commerce business network. In her role, Mickey and the team
advises clients on ERP and i-ERP systems and associated applications, and digital
commerce with a focus on the key trends, opportunities, innovation and the IT and Business
Buyer concerns and requirements.
BACKGROUND
Mickey has over 20 years' experience as a practitioner in supply chain, sourcing and
procurement. Prior to IDC, Ms. North Rizza worked as an award-winning analyst for AMR
Research and Gartner and has several years of technology vendor experience aiding
practitioners on their transformation journey and assisting with market messages. Ms. North
Rizza is the founding member of the ISM Supply Chain Risk Management Group, which she
chaired in 2015.
EDUCATION/INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• B.A., Michigan State University in Materials Logistics Management
• Recognized as "Top Female Supply Chain Executive" by Supply and Demand
Chain Executive magazine
• Internationally sought-after speaker and an author. Her work has been featured
in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune. She has also been featured on
CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and in many other industry publications.