Aaron Dent

Director/Board Member at Perspective Equity Partners

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Aaron Dent joined Tishman Speyer in 2015 and is responsible for global procurement, optimizing the firm’s worldwide spending with its suppliers.
He has led the company’s supplier diversity program and launched internally the Black Employee Network.
Prior to joining the company, he served as Vice President of Global Procurement for Merck & Co., Inc. Aaron has over 25 years of procurement experience, and has served in leadership positions at prominent multinational corporations including Honda, BMW, Deere, Delta Air Lines, and Insight-DRB, LLC, both domestically and abroad.
He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Morehouse School of Medicine.
He holds a BS from Michigan State University and an MBA from Emory University.

Aaron Dent active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Tishman Speyer Properties LP Tishman Speyer Properties LP Investment ManagersFinance Tishman Speyer Properties LP (Tishman Speyer) is a private equity and venture capital real estate firm founded in 1978 by Robert Valentine Tishman and Jerry Irving Speyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Private Equity Investor	2014-12-31
Perspective Equity Partners Perspective Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Perspective Equity Partners (Perspective Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 by Erik S. Miller. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Aaron Dent

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MERCK & CO., INC.	Private Equity Investor	2015-01-01
Clark Atlanta University	Chairman	-
National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. operates as a corporate membership organization that connects certified minority business enterprises to corporate members. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.	Director/Board Member	-
Institute for Supply Management Institute for Supply Management Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Institute for Supply Management offers educational products and programs. It provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.	Director/Board Member	-

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Training of Aaron Dent

Michigan State University	Graduate Degree
Goizueta Business School-Emory	Masters Business Admin

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MERCK & CO., INC.	Health Technology

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Institute for Supply Management Institute for Supply Management Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Institute for Supply Management offers educational products and programs. It provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.	Commercial Services
Tishman Speyer Properties LP Tishman Speyer Properties LP Investment ManagersFinance Tishman Speyer Properties LP (Tishman Speyer) is a private equity and venture capital real estate firm founded in 1978 by Robert Valentine Tishman and Jerry Irving Speyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance
Perspective Equity Partners Perspective Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Perspective Equity Partners (Perspective Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 by Erik S. Miller. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance
National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. operates as a corporate membership organization that connects certified minority business enterprises to corporate members. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.	Commercial Services

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