Jason Busch is the founder of Spend Matters (now part of The Hackett Group), the procurement and supply chain technology publication he built over nearly two decades into the industry's definitive analyst voice. He currently divides his time between the commodity and category data layer in procurement and supply chain and the emerging AI layer. As Managing Director of Alpha Commodities, he operates, invests in, and advises multiple data businesses as a board member. He is also Co-Founder and Strategy Lead at Gain, an Israeli AI startup building AI Employees for merchandising and procurement. Jason is also an active advisor to private equity firms and co-hosts the Algo Ego Podcast with his wife and business partner, Lisa Reisman.