Talon Rice is a supply chain and procurement executive with over twenty years of experience at the intersection of strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, third-party risk, and post-merger integration. He has worked inside Fortune 500s like Capital One, Ally Financial, Smurfit WestRock and Altria.
Talon has: led supply chain organizations with 9-figure spend accountability; delivered nearly $50M in annual run-rate savings; completed vendor diligence on an $8.5B loan portfolio acquisition with 13% vendor run-rate reductions; closed high-severity regulatory findings; strengthened third-party FCPA controls impacting hundreds of suppliers; driven a 460% ROI autonomous sourcing use case; increased deal competition by 10%; and reduced contract review cycle times by 20%. As Founder of Kaiban Consulting, he has led strategic sourcing initiatives for regional midmarkets and built an AI delivery model that improved productivity by 67%.
At Xpertegic, Talon supports third-party due diligence and supply chain integration for PE-backed companies by improving vendor visibility, contract risk allocation, supplier continuity, and spend performance after close — especially when procurement and TPRM must connect directly to the deal thesis.
He holds a law degree and MBA from Duquesne University and a BA from the University of Virginia.