INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL REGAN
Over a four-decade career, Michael Regan has
earned recognition as a tireless advocate for the
logistics profession and one of its most prominent,
innovative—and often provocative—thinkers.
Supply chain
evangelist
BY PETER BRADLEY, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
THE DC VELOCITY Q&A
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WHEN MICHAEL REGAN, FOUNDER AND CHIEF RELATIONSHIP OFFICER OF
the consulting company TranzAct Technologies, speaks to a gathering of shippers or
carriers, he sometimes likes to test his audience, challenging commonly held assumptions or insisting that managers are missing important opportunities to improve their
businesses or relationships. He often takes the same approach when he is in the audience, asking provocative questions of speakers. Unerringly polite and courteous, he
relishes a good debate.
Over a four-decade career as a shrewd, inventive, and successful businessman, he
has also been a passionate advocate for the logistics profession. Last September, the
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) recognized his long list
of accomplishments by presenting him with its Distinguished Service Award (DSA).
CSCMP President and CEO Rick Blasgen said of Regan, “He is a champion of innova-
tion and creativity, cares deeply about the people in our profession, and has the ability
to share his knowledge in ways that positively impact our community.”
The breadth of Regan’s activities is a reflection of his commitment to the profes-
sion. In addition to being an active member of CSCMP, he serves on the boards of
the American Society of Transportation & Logistics (AST&L), the National Industrial
Transportation League (NITL), the National Shippers Strategic Transportation
Council (NASSTRAC), and the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA).
Along with his leadership role at TranzAct Technologies, he is chairman of the con-
sulting firm Supply Chain Edge and is actively engaged in community and faith-based
organizations.
The DSA takes its place on a long list of other awards for Regan, including recognition
as a DC VELOCITY Rainmaker in 2005, Delta Nu Alpha’s Transportation Professional
of the Year in 2002, NITL’s Executive of the Year in 2005, and NASSTRAC’s Member
of the Year in 2008.
Regan reflected on his career and accomplishments in a recent conversation with
Editorial Director Peter Bradley.
This story first appeared in
the Quarter 4/2014 edition
of CSCMP’s Supply Chain
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