2026 SAMA Annual Conference  Speaker

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Jerry Alderman

Jerry Alderman is the founder and CEO of Valkre. Through Valkre, he has helped companies — such as GE, Owens Corning, Philips, Amgen, Varian, Sabre, and others — leverage technology to improve customer value creation and co-creation. He started his business career at Boise Corporation, where he spent 12 years learning and experiencing the unique challenges of B2B companies. Before starting his business career, Jerry served six years on nuclear submarines as a naval officer through the Admiral Rickover Program. These experiences, combined with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in nuclear engineering, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, provide the basis for his work.