VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.

RUPERT WARNER, JR
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

MAIN: (202) 221-6750
DIRECT: (202) 940-6148
EMAIL: WARNER5@BSQUAREADVISORS.COM

In 2023, Rupert Warner, Jr. became the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BSquare Advisors, LLC, where he is responsible for a broad portfolio of business and administrative functions while serving as a key advisor to the CEO.  Warner has strong leadership skills and the ability to approach business with a creative point of view. Warner leads our team of high-performing professionals to be efficient, productive, and effective.

Warner worked for the US Government as a Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist for the United States Postal Service. This is a highly significant position within the field of supplier diversity, as the Postal Service develops contracts with thousands of independent suppliers every year for a wide array of products and services – everything from snow removal to real estate to promotional products. Through the Supplier Diversity Plan that Warner developed, the Postal Service devotes many of its contracts to diverse suppliers.

Warner estimates that they signed-up roughly 2000 suppliers a year that are minority and women-owned businesses and, through virtual and in-person events, they make contact with more than 10,000. Warner also holds a position on the Board of Directors at Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council, a position which attests to his commitment to mentoring and development. He developed a small business mentorship program at the Postal Service that will help diverse suppliers learn how to increase their capacities to secure large contracts. Committed to his philosophy of “keep going, no matter what,” Warner embodies the very spirit of organizational integration of DEI.